Yesterday Kirsten had surgery to have tubes put in her ears AGAIN. This is her 5th or 6th set... honestly,we can't remember how many she's had. I have it written down on her medical history report but I'd have to look it up.
She was scheduled to be at Children's Medical Center at 3pm and surgery was scheduled for 4:55pm. She wasn't allowed to eat after midnight the night before and only clear liquids until 12 Noon. I put up quite a stink with the scheduler and nurse! How can a 10 year old not eat for 15 hours??? And why does the 7am patient have the same cut off as the 5pm patient??? I was not happy!
We asked lots of people to pray for sweet Kirsten and the Lord made the morning run smoothly. I bought her her own box of popsicles and gatorade and told her that everytime she felt hungry, she could eat a popsicle. I kept her home from school so the temptation to eat wouldn't be worse and she played on her DS as much as she liked (we usually limit time on video related games) and we rode bikes to the park and explored the ditch on 4th Army Road (gross, I know).
She was really hungry on the ride home so I suggested a long bath. Around 11:15, the hospital called and said Dr. Lee was ahead of schedule so could we go in NOW! I was shocked! We were so excited!!! Kirsten was whooping (NO, not Aggie style)! We were praising the Lord. Josh even sang his own version of the Hallelujah Chorus "Ha lay lu la!" We packed her bag and met Daddy at the hospital at 12:30pm.
Surgery went well and she had a good night sleep. She's in no pain today and even had a friend over to play.
Please pray that this surgery makes her hearing normal and reduces or eliminates ear infections.
Thank you SO much to those who prayed for us! I still can't believe the Lord worked things around so that she was able to go in earlier! What a tremendous blessing. And I didn't even think to pray that! What an awesome God we serve!
Kirsten and Katelyn playing on Kirsten's DS after surgery
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