Preparing for and recovering from...Surgery

• Nov. 14 - Friday- Was my day off work. I spent all day cleaning the house. I did get some help from Tarese, Joel, Brody and Donna.
• Nov. 15 - Saturday- Went shopping with Nancy Henry to Topeka. I was excited to come home a clean house, after having my little house keeper come while I was gone. So, the Gimme $5.00 money is still being put to good use. Olivia and I met Nancy, McKalya and Wilma at the dinner theatre in Wetmore. The production of Beauty and the Beast was great!
• Nov. 16 - Sunday- Church with the kids and hung around the house.
• Nov. 17 & 18 - Monday and Tuesday were mostly work days. On Monday at work, Harry & Jerri Stewart gave me a bracelet inscribed, "Bless this woman". Thank you for your thoughtfulness. On Monday evening, Julie Glissman stopped by with a basket of goodies. She knew exactly what I would need in the hospital. Thanks for the lip gloss, pillow, snacks and the crossword puzzles. On Tuesday afternoon we had to wait to receive the call from KU Med Center. They were to call between 3:00 & 5:00 p.m. to let us know when we had to be at the hospital on Wednesday morning. The call came, and they asked us to arrive on Wednesday morning at 5:45 a.m. Ron & Loralea came into town this evening to stay with the kids, for the next several days, and nights. Once the kids were settled, Tim & I left for Kansas City around 5:00 p.m. We had a nice dinner together at Applebee's near our hotel, and then checked into the hotel for the night. We both took Tylenol PM, and had a good night's sleep before the big day.
• Nov. 19- Wednesday- Surgery day. We arrived at the hospital at 5:45 a.m., as requested. We moved from one waiting room to the next, with the other people who were going to have surgery that day, too. My parents arrived early, so that they could see me before I went into surgery. From here, the rest of the story gets a little foggy... My family tells me that they started surgery somewhere around 9:00 a.m. Then the first time they were able to see me again, was at about 10:00 p.m. in my room. My friend Sarah came to keep Tim and my parents company, and then my brother, Darron & sister, Tarese came mid-day, and stayed until they were able to see me after surgery. Tim and my parents spent the night at the hotel, since I was not lucky enough to get a private room tonight. I wanted to thank Monica Holthaus for making sure that Olivia made it to CCD and home.
• Nov. 22-Saturday - I was released from the hospital early Saturday afternoon. Luckily, I slept for most of the ride home. Thank you, Sheri for being my driver. Due to the fact that I'm still recovering, I will not be giving a detailed report right now. I want to thank everyone for their continued support, love & prayers. Your understanding to allow me to recover and heal, at this time, is greatly appreciated.
• Nov. 23-Sunday - It was great to sleep in my own bed last night, without being bothered every couple hours for vitals, or lab work, or pain pills etc. Tami stopped by to keep me company this afternoon while Tim went to work for a while. In fact, this is Tami typing now! Marsha put me to work, trying to get the word out to all of you that she is home and doing remarkably well! (Marsha said "remarkable" is a strong word!!) But we knew that everyone was concerned, and wanted an update.