Update post surgery...

I know a lot of you have been waiting for an update; so sorry for the delay!  Amelia's surgery went well!  Praise the Lord!! However, her doctor only did the left leg because it did end up being very complicated - he said it was about as difficult as it could get, but he was ready for it!  Her stats, including her blood pressure remained stable, so prayers answered there!  She had a lot of nausea and vomitting after surgery until about mid morning today.  She also started with a lot of pain in post-op already saying her cast hurt :( and he even put an epidural in to numb that area, and it's still in.  But, she still has quite a bit of pain, so they added some more pain meds, so hopefully that will help!  She's just very uncomfortable.  No smiles today.  :(  She just begs us to take her home.

Amelia also lost a lot of blood during surgery and that's not helping anything either.  They started iron supplements through IV last night and added some orally this morning, but her hemoglobin kept dropping down to a 5 (normal is 13-14).  So, she is now getting a blood transfusion and we have already seen her perk up a bit.

Her heart is stable yet, but the cardiologist will continue to follow up on her here to make sure some of her abnormal stats are due to the blood loss.  Her cardiologist is through U of M, so we see the one here.  But, he's friends with Amelia's cardiologist so that's an answer to prayer!

Thank you for your continued prayers!!  We all appreciate them!

A dear friend texted me this verse this morning and our pastor read it before Amelia's surgery yesterday.  It was also read at her baptism 3 days after we thought we were going to lose her....God has been faithful!  I needed to be reminded of that!   "Hear my cry, Oh God, listen to my prayer: from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy."  Psalm 61:1-3.