Update

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 ~ Well hopefully this picture
won't gross anyone out...just wanted to give you all an update.
My healing is moving slow. I'm ready to feel better but my body
is definately not. As you can see, my incision area is really bruised
tho the swelling is slightly going down. This is where the drain tube
was put in. It's still sore, which is to be expected and I'll have the
stitches removed this coming Wednesday.
I had a post-op visit with oral surgeon Dr. Hinze yesterday. He
said the incision area looks good and removed some inner stitches
and flushed my mouth. We discovered I do have some bone fragments
out of place on the lower left side that will need taken care of but for now
his main concern is for me to get better. He said the terrible headaches I've
been having may just become a regular part of my life now. The low-grade
fevers I'm having he said is a good sign. It means my body is still fighting
the infection. And the pain when I breathe is something we'll moniter.
My body was under seige and really had to battle a serious infection, which
it's still trying to do. It is going to take considerable time before I'm well and
feeling like myself. It's frustrating. I'm tired, sore, weak and to be honest, mad.
Mad that this happened and that I had to go through this. It is devastating not
only physically but financially and has been hard on Bernie and the boys' as well.
I really never imagined this would be the outcome of what was supose to be a very
routine procedure of having my wisdom teeth removed. It's going to be a long haul
for sure!

One thing that helps though is the wonderful, caring friends
I have! Dear friend and neighbor, Tonya, went ABOVE & BEYOND
and brought over this delicious meal for an army last night!! Roast,
carrots, potatos, salad, dinner rolls and brownies!!!! WOW!! You
should have seen the boys' inhaling it! I was actually able to eat
a little bit as well and it tasted good to have 'real' food!

Then this morning, friend and neighbor Mike delivered
another delicious meal for us! Ham, potatos and a green
bean casserole!! He made us a wonderful meal Monday
night too! The kids said they haven't eaten so good! Wait...
are they insulting my cooking??? Anyway, can't say enough
how much we really really appreciate all of the wonderful
meals and how blessed we feel to have such amazing neighbors,
in both directions! I've lost 10 lbs now but at this rate I'm in
trouble! :)
Thanks again to all for your thoughts and prayers!