I told Casey today that we must be a HUGE threat to the devil with all the stuff that's been hitting us lately. I said while its hard (very hard) and while we're all exhausted I know we must be doing something right for the devil to take notice of us and to be attacking our family so hard.
In the middle of the night Eli woke with a fever and was a little fussy, after some Tylenol he was more comfortable and eventually went to sleep. Although he was awake for an extended period of time. I was to find out why later this afternoon. He awoke this morning with a fever and got another dose of Tylenol, shortly after that Grandma Stephie came (for the 3rd time this week) to watch the kids so I could go with Casey to his Dr's appointment with the lung surgeon.
We met with the newest Dr in what seems to be an army of Dr's for Casey lately. He showed us a diagram of the lungs and showed us approx where the tumor is. The tumor is in the right lung, the right lung is comprised of 3 sections and the tumor is in the 3rd section which is a portion of the bottom of the lung and up along the back. He said to remove to tumor they were going to need to remove that whole 3rd portion of Casey's lung. They will go in on his side between his ribs, take that part of his lung out and then he will have tubes draining for a few days after it. Dr Burns (lung Dr) had thought the recovery would be about a week. He also said he didn't think it was a Cancerous tumor. According to this other Dr though he said it IS a cancer, its just not a fatal cancer and it doesn't require kemo or radiation. Once they remove it its gone and Casey will live a normal life. He also said that Casey will be in the hospital for at least 5 days after the surgery and that he will be off work for a minimum of 4-6wks. He said in Casey's line of work it will be on the longer end of it. If he had a desk job he MIGHT be able to return in about 4wks but NOT in Casey's line of work. Casey was still talking about maybe doing "light duty" sooner then that but the Dr finally (after saying several times 4-6wks) said "We'll have to see how your doing". I'm pretty sure I'm going to have my hands full keeping Casey down that long! Casey was relieved to find out they won't be slicing his whole chest open, however the Dr said that actually that is an easier surgery for people to recover from then what Casey is having done. He said Casey's is a more major surgery AND WAY more painful. He recommended Casey think about getting an epidural to help with the pain while in the hospital. He said its THAT painful.
So the nurse is working on scheduling the surgery for Monday. She hasn't given us an exact time yet but she will be getting back with us. So finally we check out and we are headed to price chopper to pick up something really quick before heading home when Stephie calls and tells us that Eli is warm again, he's squatting like he needs to poop and screaming. She said he won't let her touch him and he is VERY hot. So we rush home (we were right down the street). We try giving him a bath to which he sits there and screams the whole time with his knee's to his chest. After the bath he snuggled with Mommy for a bit before I took his temp. It was 103.4 while I'm taking his temp I notice through his crying that I can see little blisters on his tongue. I gave him some Motrin and called the Dr to see what we should do. After talking to a nurse for awhile (Dr was out of the office) she recommends taking him to Urgent Care. On our way he falls asleep in the car and as I keep checking in the rear view mirror I notice he's starting to get a rash on his cheek.
So we see the Dr, she said Hand, Foot and Mouth is going around and it looks like he has it.... AGAIN! UGH This is like the 3rd time this year! I was able to see 4 blisters at home without really prying his mouth open to look. When she looked in his mouth she said his mouth was just COVERED in them and they were all over his tonsils. :( So she prescribes a pain medication in case he is really un able to handle the pain. She warns us that this strain is a very aggressive strain and he will most likely break out in a bad rash all over his body and possibly blister in areas.
Needless to say I'm exhausted just THINKING about how tired I'm going to be in the upcoming weeks!
So big prayers are needed for sure for the following.
Dr's wisdom before, during and after Casey's surgery.
Willa and Mommy will stay healthy!
Eli will get over this quicker then expected
REST for ALL of us! And Grace to make it through when we're at our breaking point.
We are totally trusting and depending on God for everything. We know its going to be a rough few weeks what with Casey off work (he's used all his vacation time and has no sick pay) but we know God will provide. He always does,
Thanks for all your prayers to this point and all your continued prayers. We have really felt them!
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