Post Op

Why hello there. I have learned a few things about myself. 1. Morphin and I do not get along - - I don't like feeling CRAZY. 2. If I have a conversation while on lortab I may never remember, or may flat out lie (not on purpose). Sorry Kelly, again, for forgetting our conversation. If I have forgotten any other conversations or if I said or did anything out of the ordinary... sorry.

Surgery went well. Like I remember it, but the Doc said things went well. There were a few surprises once they got in there but nothing he could not handle. Of course, he is the best. I had the OR nurse take a picture for me.

I probably should have warned you.... to late. This, my friends, is only HALF of my thyroid. Yep-- I told you I had a goiter. The Doc told me it was about a pound. Which means one down 49 to go!

The first day I was alone with the girls was Monday December 19th. Four days after surgery. I was still drugged and to say I was struggling is an understatement. IT. WAS. A. BAD. DAY.  I couldn't turn my head, I was dizzy, it was hard to swallow and I had a hard time staying awake and trying to hold Eva while playing with Katelee was FAR beyond my abilities. It is hard for me to ask for help but it got so bad I did, by text of course. (no one told me talking and singing would be so hard). My text went unanswered and I knew I was going to have to get through it.

I got both girls down for a nap and I had to get out... so I walked to the mailbox (please don't call the cops). It was the best thing I could have done. I found this.

A Christmas Card from Nebraska. From a couple that I worked with as a missionary. A couple that I love SO much. I get a Christmas card from them every year. I usually call them on their birthdays, but this year I forgot. Shortly after I returned home from my mission, I returned to Nebraska to be with them as they were sealed in the Winter Quarters temple. In fact there were two couples that I worked with that got sealed that day- it was busy. I love these people! This card brought me to tears. With all the normal Christmas wishes in the upper left hand corner was this.

It says "Thank you for showing us the right way. We are now Temple Ordinance Workers. So thank you again. Love you." This is a couple that had to fight through A LOT to be baptized including an addiction to pornography. After I read this card I sent Adam a text "I just got a Christmas card from Nebraska, I can do anything now." the rest of the day is a blur but we all survived.

Now almost two weeks after the surgery I am doing much better. I am still dizzy sometimes, my head has almost all of its rang of motion back, my vocal cords are still getting better but I can talk without pain (singing is still very difficult), and once again I am one pound lighter! What an experience!

TATA