Surgery Part 1

Soo..... I'm in the waiting room, Aggie's in surgery currently. It's been a long time coming, on more than one account. Of course there was the cancel and reschedule, but this morning/afternoon was a bit of an adventure as well. Her surgery was scheduled for 830 with a 630 show time. Once we got a chance to speak with the surgeon, we learned that she was planning to do more surgery than we were previously informed of. She told us that Aggies gastric emptying scan showed that her tummy was not emptying at a normal rate and that she wanted to correct that as well. This would mean and "open" surgery opposed to a "laparoscopic" surgery. Which would be an incision from her sternum to her navel. It would also mean 4 days of no eating, and at least 5 days in the hospital. Quite a change from the 24 hr. minimum we were given. Naturally I started asking questions seeking to understand fully the plan. Thankfully the Lord answered our prayers asking for wisdom with the words " last I knew her gastric emptying scan was normal, this is all new information to me, how slow is it emptying?". This prompted the Dr. to request the report so we could go over it. To her surprise and my delight, Aggies gastric emptying scan was normal!! So this means back to the old plan. The only problem was that the hospital only had one set of laparoscopic equipment small enough and it was currently in use. This lead to a wait......... a 7 hr wait. Aggie last ate at midnight, thankfully I woke to feed her a bottle, her last meal if you will. God was so kind to answer our prayers as Aggie was sweet and peaceful most of the time. She did give us a few complaints, but considering she hadn't eaten for 14hrs. she was a gem. Our pastor and his wife came and waited with us during this time through lunch, it was a sweet time of fellowship. So God in His goodness has woven His grace though this day, which has been nothing I would have expected in a day, but with His intricate fingertips all over it.