Steph and I went to the doctor today and found out we're having a GIRL!!! I think we both already knew we were going to have a girl since we found out Steph was pregnant; I had a dream the morning Steph told me she was pregnant that I was holding my daughter so this is just confirmation. All I know is I'm going to have to get a whoopin' stick to keep the boys away! :)
UPDATE 8/26: My mom got out of surgery around noon on Friday. The surgery took about 4 hours to do. They removed her thyroid completely and a couple of lymph nodes. They also moved one of her parathyroid glands from the right side of her neck to the left. Overall, the surgeon said he was very happy w/ the surgery. We didn't get to see her until about 2:00 PM, but she looked pretty good (considering her condition)! Her throat really hurt b/c of the breathing tube they had down her throat during the surgery. She never complained of any pain from the incision, but did say swallowing really hurt. B/c they moved her parathyroid gland, her calcium levels got really low and it caused her some numbness and tingling in her extremities. They gave her some elemental calcium and put her on a calcium IV drip. Saturday & Sunday were great b/c she was back to her old self; she felt no pain, her energy was back, & her throat didn't hurt much any more! However, her calcium was still a little low and they want to keep her until Monday for more observation. Let's hope that her calcium levels stabilize and she can go home ASAP! It's been a really emotional weekend for our family, but now that the worse is over, my mom can begin the process of becoming a cancer survivor! Thanks for your prayers, calls, & love!
As I type this my mom (Twee) is currently in surgery. She's having a thyroidectomy to completely remove her thyroid gland as a result of a papillary carcinoma (cancer) she's acquired. We received the news that she had cancer the day before we found out Steph was pregnant (ironic that w/ all bad news comes something good, huh?). She was admitted into MD Anderson in Houston (voted the best cancer center in the country) and will have the best doctors in the world taking care of her. Luckily, those w/ thyroid cancer have a 95% survival rate w/ surgery and radioactive iodine treatment. Her surgery was scheduled to start at 7:30 AM CDT today, and I am currently in the waiting room of the hospital awaiting an update on her status. The waiting is the worst part, but there is a calm that has come over me since last night after I gave her a blessing that lets me know that everything will be ok. I will update on her status ASAP...please keep her in your prayers in the mean time.
