Post Opt Day 8

Hope you all enjoyed the pictures. Sorry its so graphic. We've had a good day today and things continue to go well. Lacey has had some gastric stimulating medications today which have made her slightly uncomfortable but tonight the meds paid off and her intestines and stomach woke up. Things are moving through her system and we hope that tomorrow the docs will increase her diet to a soft regular diet and maybe she'll be able to take pain meds by mouth. Still no nausea! The intestinal movement is a huge step toward discharge and we'll hope it's soon. It's easy to assume the body is working and things are flowing as usual but it is important to know that God did create us and step back to watch us work. He continues by the power of His hand to hold us up and make our tiniest particles interact so that the body functions properly. Not only is birth of a baby a miracle, the plain fact that our bodys work and flow as they do is a daily miracle. We thank God that He coordinates the movement of cells and electrical impulses that makes our bodies work.
They will be doing some diabetes management training for lace and i over the next day or two and are also considering sending us home with tpn for nutrition because with this procedure the stomach shrinks and it is difficult for patients to eat enough food to provide good nutrition for a few weeks. Hopefully we'll avoid the TPN and maybe she can go out of here IV and tube free. The drainage tube in her belly continues to drain but is less and less everyday but docs aren't ready to remove it yet. If tomorrow continues as days have in the past, we are anticipating a great day and more progress. Please keep praying and in those prayers thank God for His mercies and blessings on our lives.

Another fine quote from the Prince of Preachers:

"Natural disease may be instrumentally healed by men, but even the honour is to be given to God who giveth virtue unto medicine, and bestoweth power unto the human frame to cast off disease."

--C.H.Spurgeon