Early Monday morning Drew and I went to the hospital for Drew's nose surgery. He had some work done for his deviated septum and also had a bone growing abnormally so he got that shaved off too.
Lucky for me, my mother-in-law Linda came down to keep me company while he went into surgery... Thank goodness she was there!
Drew finally went into surgery at 11:20 a.m. so during that time Linda and I went on a walk and sat outside where there were many flowers and birds. We went back to the waiting area an hour later and the Doctor came out to tell us that the surgery went well. Around 1 p.m. the nurse came to get us and took us back to see Drew.
Boy was I in for a treat! When I saw him my stomach sunk but I tried not to think about it. His skin was gray, he was laying down but was elevated by his pillow and the angle of the bed, and he was unresponsive. He looked like he was dead. Maybe a couple minutes passed as I ran my fingers through his hair and told him I loved him before it hit-- my stomach cringed, my skin got hot and clammy, my face turned pale and the room started spinning. I felt so sick. I felt like I was on the edge of throwing up/passing out.
The nurses helped me over to a bed of my own where they put a wet rag on my forehead and a fan in my face to cool me down. They gave me some soda crackers and then wheeled me into the room where Drew was. I looked over at him and began to bawl. It was crazy! I didn't like seeing him that way and I couldn't believe that I was reacting that way.
Then I started to laugh. I was laughing through my tears because I was so surprised at my reaction! It was ridiculous. After eating the soda crackers I felt better and I eventually sat up and got color back into my face. What a joke! I guess I have a weaker stomach than I thought!!
Well to make a long day's story short, Drew was in and out of it for the next 3 hours. He was super nauseous and sleepy.
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| <found this on his bed first out of recovery, apparently he asked for a cookie... crazy guy.> |
He eventually bucked up and got color in his face so finally we were able to take him home at 4:30 p.m.
It was such an emotionally draining day!
The recovery hasn't been the best... but it has been better than we thought it would be.
I've had to take some time off of work to stay home and help him but it's okay.
Otter pops and jello have been nice to have around and we have been so lucky to have friends care about us. Tuesday morning my coworker brought over some movies, muffins, and milk for us! And then later that day our neighbor brought over some juice and other nice treats for Drew.
I have enjoyed taking care of him but boy, it's so exhausting! We keep praying that he'll get better and better every new day.
Oh, and he'll get his stents out on Monday. They look like straws stuffed up his nose, haha, poor guy.
Love,
Kate
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