Post-op day 1

Today has been a really good day so far. Mom did't get much sleep last night, but it wasn't due to her status as much as it was dad's snoring. We knew we shouldn't have let him stay!! Haha ;) We should have given her something to throw at him! Needless to say, I'll probably be staying with her this time, ha. Her BP was a beautiful 118/80 and HR 98. She only received 1 unit of blood last night, so that seemed to help a lot. When we walked in to see her, she was already sitting up in the chair just hangin out. Other than being really exhausted, she said she was feeling fine. They have been draining the bilirubin from her blood (which was the cause of her jaundice and itchy skin), so she is very relieved of that! I kinda liked the "glow" that the jaundice caused...sort of looked like too much spray tan. We don't know for sure when she'll be transferred from ICU, but things are certainly progressing better today. Dr. King is very hopeful that she will continue on the same path to recovery as she was before the emergency surgery.

Things to pray for :

1) Her blood pressure continues to stay up and nothing else decides to start bleeding.

2) Her physical strength so she can progress faster.

3) Physical and emotional endurance for our family.

"In his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5