Making plans for the next steps

We met with the plastic surgeon yesterday (Doctor V.) and came to some conclusions.   I will have reconstruction done and it will be done at the same time as the surgery.  I am going to have it all done on Tuesday, April 2.  I think it will be in the afternoon.  I will stay in the hospital for 2 nights unless I want to stay longer or leave sooner.  Two sounds good to me, right now.

Erik (my son) is going to be in DC for opening day (of baseball season) and will come up here Tuesday morning to be with us for several days.  He has a job where he can work from home, anybody’s home.  So he will do it from mine.  I think it will be pretty boring for him, but I appreciate his sacrifice on my behalf.

I had hoped to be back at work the next day, but maybe not.  The doc says he doesn’t want me to shower for a week.  I don’t think my office mates will appreciate the condition that might put me in.  I’ve been with them only six months, and I won’t press our friendship with this personal hygiene situation.

Sounds like I will be tired and sore for several days.  I am really hoping the weather is nice.  I’d love to be outside a little bit.  The way the weather has been these last few days, we will be lucky to have warm days by Memorial Day.

I’m not looking forward to this, but I am so thankful that it is so well contained and I am so thankful that I have so many people around me who are concerned for me.

Thanks for hanging in there with me.  I have received many verses to put up on my walls.  Each one gives me great peace and encouragement.  On the Fourth of July, when we are watching the fireworks, from many places around the country, I hope we will be thanking our Heavenly Father that this trial is successfully over.

Psalm 121
¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
² My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

³ He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷ The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
⁸ the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

 

Amen