My doctor’s visit went well yesterday- this was my first followup after my surgery two weeks ago. Home health nurses have been coming in to change out packing/dressing in the incision, but my husband’s been handling a large part of that task.
It’s about a 45 minute job twice daily, and it’s been pretty strange for both of us- I tense up expecting things to hurt (they do sometimes) and Randy is tense not wanting to hurt me.
The doctor checked everything yesterday and we can now stop doing the packing, which was a great relief to both of us- I don’t think either of us realized how much stress it was putting on us until we could stop.
The tests have come back negative – the doctor said he had no idea what caused the abscess, but he thinks it could have been staph. I’m off all meds, just keeping everything clean and dry. I can now drive, and in a few weeks I’ll be back completely on a normal schedule.
I am so thankful for so many things- first of all my husband, who has done some pretty amazing things over the past few weeks, and done it with a sense of humor. He hasn’t let all this stuff gross him out and he hasn’t let it change the way he looks at me. He’s just a great guy all the way around, and I wouldn’t take anything for him. (Don’t get me wrong – if he’d told me he couldn’t handle it, it wouldn’t have bothered me at all – we would have worked out another solution).
I’m thankful for lots of good friends who have kept up with how I’ve done and followed up with me; I’d have calls most every day, just checking on me and reminding me that they love me. We had offers for meals, errands – most anything you can imagine.
I’m thankful for a great doctor who took good care of me.
I’m thankful for the home health nurses who came out and took care of me- it takes a special person to do what they do, and I admire them greatly.
I’m thankful that I’m in good health.
I’m thankful that God has shown me that even when I can’t do the things I normally do, I can still do something – this time has really increased my prayer life, and it’s also made me realize that I need to stay in contact with the people I love, so they know I love them.
Thank God for the good times and the bad times- we can learn from both!

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   Amen! It does sound like God was definitely there, turning this time into a blessing, in so many ways. He is good!

   -Katie/KathleenMacIver

   Comment by Kathleen MacIver — March 27, 2009 @ 7:33 am

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