Hope and Healing~

Leaving the Hospital!

Today is Tuesday July, 17th and the doctor had to almost kick me out of the hospital yesterday.  I was apprehensive to leave the comforts of the 5th floor, not the hospital food, more the safety net that everyone provided for us there. I was doing so well, pain control was all we were doing at this point and that could be accomplished on our own, so away we went.  Sylvia went back to Odessa and Brian and I checked into our hotel room in San Antonio where we will be for another week.

This has to be the best invention, shampoo in a heated shower cap!

I knew the surgery would be difficult and the pain on a high scale, but what I didn't realize was how dependent I would have to be on everyone else for everything! Talk about loss of control. At this point I can not use my arms to push myself up, lift them above my face, or behind me or pick up anything that is heavier than 10 lbs., that means my purse must be downsized- drastically!  When I am sitting back someone has to literally lift me up.  All I know is this is only temporary and I have a new appreciation for many new things now.

At one point we counted how many things I was hooked up to and it was 13! They were monitoring everything.  Since this was a tissue and blood vessel micro vascular transplant, we had to make sure it didn't fail.  I must say it is nice to look and see a completely flat stomach but, I would still take hours at a gym over this!

The day after surgery! 

I can't thank my sister Sylvia enough for stepping out of her comfort zone and coming to San Antonio on her own.  It wasn't easy, the Med Center is very large and complicated, she managed, with just a few hiccups :)! My mom and dad, Brooke and Bianca would Skype every day and that set everyone at ease back home.  I just love technology!  I want to also Thank my Aunt and Uncle Jesus and Yola and my cousins Jesse and Jennifer and their kids' for coming from Ft. Worth to see me while I was in the Hospital- those visits meant more than you know.  Nate and Kristi dear friends of ours also stopped by, the hours would tick by so having any break meant a lot.  We also receive countless texts, and phone calls, the support is never ending. Thank you all!

My Sister Sylvia!

This seems like a very slow healing process but every day seems to be better than the last.  Thank you again for keeping up with our journey!

~Leticia