dh update

cookie1and2

Thank you to everyone for the well wishes/prayers, etc.  My husband went in for surgery at 1:00, and came out around 6:00 yesterday.  They removed about 6 inches of his colon and reattached it.  The fear was that there wasn't enough healthy colon to reattach (which would have him looking at 5 months of wearing a "bag") and that he wasn't healthy enough to endure the surgery because of his widespread infection.  

Everything went as well as possible though.  There was enough healthy colon to reattach it, and he made it through the surgery just fine.  I stayed for about 3 hours post op with him.  He couldn't speak English during the post-op, just Italian which was actually freaking hilarious.  The nurses were entertained.  His mom flew in from Portland and was able to stay with him (and translate for the nurses!) and then I drove back home to Austin, because the kids were having a hard time at their aunt's house.  Got home around midnight to pick up two crying, very scared kiddos.  Trying to give them some sense of normalcy today and we will go to pick dh up from the Hospital either Friday night or Sat. morning.  

All in all, it's a good outlook for the situation, so we're very happy.  I'm glad his mom is here to watch him in the hospital so that I can be here with the kids.  As crazy as that sounds, I need for the kids to be not scared so that we don't have freak-outs from every corner of our household. We both decided that was best.  MIL will be flying back home Saturday.   

Noisemaker

Glad to hear that he's recovering and that you're able to give your kiddos some comfort today.  Lots of fast healing dust to your DH!

smb29

Glad to hear that things went well and hoping for a smooth recovery for him.

bluestreet

Phew! Good to hear.

Good luck with the kids and minimal freak outage!

Abrooks

Glad to hear it went well and they were able to reattach to healthy colon.  What an ordeal but glad you are getting some help!  And - the Italian is pretty funny.  Hugs!

Slobina

Glad to hear everything went well!  How funny that he was speaking Italian.  I bet the nurses won't forget him anytime soon.

balihaigirl

Noisemaker:

Glad to hear that he's recovering and that you're able to give your kiddos some comfort today.  Lots of fast healing dust to your DH!

This.  Lots of continued T&P sent your way.

austxgrl

I'm so glad the surgery was a success and your dh is on the road to recovery.  My mom had the same surgery and she started feeling better almost instantly.  Hopefully this will ward off the seizures as well.  I can not even imagine how hard this must be on you with the worry and stress and everything you have on your shoulders.  If you need anything, please let us know.  Sending a giant hug your way. 

Temp13436125005166

thanks for the update and I'm so glad the surgery went well!  I didn't get a chance to post yesterday but I've been sending prayers and thinking of you guys.  I hope your DH has a quick recovery and is home soon.  Sending hugs, good thoughts and prayers!

Duckie07

Continued thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery!

kirknsarah

I'm so glad the surgery went well! And it is great that his mom is there so you can get some time with the kids. Poor babies. Praying for his continued improvement.

ssinca

Abrooks:

Glad to hear it went well and they were able to reattach to healthy colon.  What an ordeal but glad you are getting some help!  And - the Italian is pretty funny.  Hugs!

Ditto!

amycory2008

I'm glad the surgery went well and that you have someone in town to help.  Hope his recovery goes smoothly and that the kids find some comfort and normalcy being back home.

2H2L

Noisemaker:

Glad to hear that he's recovering and that you're able to give your kiddos some comfort today.  Lots of fast healing dust to your DH!

Me tooo!

thethomps

Michelle&Russ:

thanks for the update and I'm so glad the surgery went well!  I didn't get a chance to post yesterday but I've been sending prayers and thinking of you guys.  I hope your DH has a quick recovery and is home soon.  Sending hugs, good thoughts and prayers!

Ditto!  **hugs**

kiarox2002

I'm so glad that the surgery went well!

bobcatsteph

I'm so glad the surgery went as well as it could! I hope he recovers and feels better quickly. How long do they anticipate him having to stay in the hospital.

You are such a great mom and wife. I can't imagine driving in at midnight after what must have been an exhausting day. Please let us know if there's anything we can do.

Xtina712

Glad the surgery went well.  Continued vibes

intheatx

So glad to hear good news!! Continued T&P for a speedy recovery, plus some extra for non-scared kiddos.

brooke152

So glad he is recovering.  Lots of T&P for his healing, you, the kiddos and your entire family.

SaraLouiseBride08

I'm so glad to hear the surgery went well! I hope his recovery does, too. And I hope the kids are doing alright.

AustinMimi

I will keep you in my thoughts and am glad to hear he's on the mend. Do not hesitate to let me know if I can help. I'm not teaching this summer, so my schedule is more flexible.

A&Jmom

So glad to hear everything went as well as it could.  Lots of sut for a speedy recovery.  Let me know what I can do to help.

 

MnMShaw

Glad to hear everything went well!

Angie&Doc

Glad to hear his surgery went well. My grandma just had that same surgery with the same problem in February and did great and healed very quickly. I hope that everything gets back to normal for you soon.