Friday Ricki went in for the embolization procedure. They didn't put her totally out because it is more effective if she can take deep breaths when they are doing the imaging of the arteries. Unfortunately it became too painful for Ricki and they had to start and they were only able to start one artery. She was in an extreme amount of pain which is unusual for this procedure and it really through them off. (This is not uncommon with Ricki) that night was a. Very rough night with a lot of nausea as well.
By Saturday afternoon things had settled down but they still would only let Ricki have sips of water with her meds. She was stir crazy and hungry. In addition this is the first time she has been in an adult unit and it is pretty boring compared to Primary Children's Hospital. ... In fact you even have to pay $10 a day for the tv...we decided it was worth it to distract Ricki.. We all know Ricki's happy place is with Disney and the shows on the Disney Channel make her laugh. The final straw was after we had the TV we discovered here in the adult unit there is no Disney... So gratefully we have netflix and we found a tv series to start watching.
Sunday morning when the Drs did their rounds they determined that it was in Ricki's best interest to embolize the arteries so she is scheduled for another Monday morning procedure but they will use general anesthesia. They did give her the ok to eat solids until midnight tonight. Ricki really needed a break in scenery so we went exploring the old hospital and found a beautiful statue of Christ. It was comforting to to have the sweet reminder that he is always there to lift our burdens and help us through our challenges. Next we discovered a peaceful area with a pond. It had some beautiful goldfish that brought a smile to Ricki's face. She always amazes me at her ability to find the joy in her life even amidst the challenges. We got back to her room and her little body had enough and just started shaking and she was so miserable. They were able to give her some medicine and she was able to get some rest.
This morning they are trying to embolize the arteries again and we are praying it goes well. We did get a smile out of her when they came to take her to the operating room the cute ladies told her she was the prettiest patient they had seen. They teased her and told her they needed to check her wrist band because she looked too good to be having surgery.
We are waiting and praying for a little smoother experience today.
We truly have been carried on the wings of angels and our burdens have been made light. It has strengthened my testimony in the power of prayer. When we first began this journey and I would hear of miracles and I would sometimes doubt my faith and the reality of the power of prayers. But, over the years I have been slowly learning that faith is more about believing that God has a plan for each of us to learn and grow while we are here on this earth. God knows and loves us individually. Tonight as I was visiting with another couple here in the hospital we agreed the only way to get through hard things is to have the faith to put it in Gods hands and turn it over to him. It is through faith and prayers we are able to find peace in our lives and joy in this journey.
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