Surgery and the Recovery Begins

It has been over a week since I have posted because I had surgery on Monday February 14th to remove the rest of my tumor! The good news is, they got it all! The bad news is my facial nerve on the right side of my face is gone.

Thursday February 10th, my husband and I celebrated our Valentines day, and we had a wonderful time with just the two of us that night! We went to CinemaSuites at AMC Olathe and saw "No Strings Attached". Michial spent the night with Grandma and Grandpa Miller that night. The following morning we went to eat breakfast and went to get our taxes done. That evening we were having a fun celebration/game and prayer night for me at my parents house. I had lots of guests come to play games with us and enjoy wonderful food!

That Sunday February 13th was the day before my surgery. My husband and I went to church that morning life every other Sunday! We went to service at 9am and then our new life group at 10:45am. Pastor Jerry spoke on suffering that Sunday, and why as Christian's we suffer. He used my story as an illustration, which was wonderful!

That afternoon, my Nana, Papa, Uncle Kevin and his girlfriend Heidi drove down to spend the day with us, and accompany us to the hospital in the morning. We spent Sunday afternoon eating pizza and playing games! We then went to my brother's basketball game that evening, that he won! My husband and I got home that night, again Mikey was staying with his Grandma and Grandpa Miller's so he didn't have to go to the hospital early in the morning with us.

We got ready for bed, prayed and went to sleep while snuggling with Beau (our dog) between our legs and under the covers! The following Monday morning, February 14th we had to be up early and check in at the hospital by 6am! We arrived at the hospital and I checked in and was escorted back to the prep area like before. The same nurse that I had my first surgery was the nurse that was helping me get ready this time as well! She was really nice! After I gave my urine sample, changed into the wonderfully elegant hospital gown, and got stuck with my IV, my family was able to come back to see me.

Pastor Ken Hodges, and his wife Valerie were there to see me as well, and prayed for me before I went into surgery. I gave my whole family kisses and hugs and told them I would see them in a few hours! The anesthesiologist gave me a cocktail as he called it, his pina' cola, this little injection started making me woozy, and I don't remember anything else after that until I woke up in the NICU.

When I woke up I got to see my family. My husband came in and told us that he had good news and bad news, and the good news was that K-State was winning, and the bad news was that KU was loosing! I was excited, because before I went into to surgery that morning I told everyone that if K-State won tonight, it was all for me, and they did! My sister ended up staying with me that night, and was very helpful! It was very nice to have her there! The nurses woke me up every hour or so to ask me questions like my name, birthday, where I was, and other things, and also to take my vitals.

I stayed in NICU for 24 hours and then was able to move to a recovery room so I could see my baby boy! I was finally going to be on the road to recovery and I was so happy!!!