More Surgery.....

I didn't think that I would be able to sleep last night with all of the leads and mask on me... Boy was I mistaken!! When the pressure was finally turned up high enough, I slept better than I have for years. It was great, I look forward to getting the machine to help me get a good night sleep.

That being said, the bad news is that I talked to the Doctor today and he said that we will do the Lung Hernia repair the first part of August. I still remember too clearly the pain of my last surgery and haven't had enough time go by to help me forget, so I'm not looking forward to the next one. It will be done through the same incisions as the last one, so recovery will be about the same as well.

Why oh why do we have to get old???

Sleep Test

I received a phone call from the sleep center, wanting to schedule another sleep test. Apparently the results of the first test showed that I stop breathing many times during the night. They want me to try a BiPAP machine to see if I can sleep better. So I will go in for the test tomorrow night (6/22/10). Hopefully it will help me to sleep better at night.
I will also talk to the surgeon today about when I can get the Lung Hernia fixed. It seems to be getting bigger and more bothersome. I don't look forward to more surgery but it will help me to get back to 100% sooner. I will keep everyone posted the best I can.

Catch up

Let me see if I can catch up on everything that has been happening, although there isn't too much going on. I went to Doctor Karwande's office for a follow up visit, He is the surgeon who preformed the operation. I apparently tore some stitches in the chest muscle because I now have a lung hernia, the doctor said that the only way to fix it is to have more surgery, he would go in the same upper incision and repair the muscle. I will probably wait awhile I'm not going through all of that again, not right now.

I went to church last week and enjoyed it very much, I'm still weak and get really tired fast. I've been back to work since Tuesday, it's been hard, after a few hours I kind of run out of gas. Hopefully I will be able to build up my stamina quickly.

Thanks again to everyone who have blessed our family through service and prayers. We love you very much.

PS I didn't know that I couldn't receive comments, I think I have fixed it.

Church

I decided to try and attend church yesterday, It took a lot of effort to get up and get ready, I just don't have the energy yet. When I got to church I was dizzy but I really wanted to partake of the sacrament.
I am so very thankful for everyone who has helped in any way since I've been down.
The doctor said it could be up to six weeks before I am back on my feet again, I don't want it to be that long, but I will do what I need to to get back on my feet.

Pain... ugh!

My daddy is still in tons of pain. Around his incision, he is numb, but when the numbness goes away, he feels even more pain. Will the pain ever end? I am greatful that when they gave him his surgery, there was no cancer, I only wish that the pain of recovery wouldn't have to happen. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.