Emergency Surgery

Well...humm...where to begin. First let me say sorry to all of you who have been waiting an update on J, but things in our life became very crazy yesterday about 11: 30. Jeremy and I went to the doctor while our very sweet and wonderful friend Wendy watched Chloe. I told her the appointment was at 11:00 and we should be back around 12:00, maybe 12:30. Well I am not sure what time it was that I called her, but it was to let her know that Jeremy would be having emergency surgery and we were at the hospital getting him admitted. Not what we were expecting from this doctors visit.

So to explain what caused this...J apparantly had what is called a fissure. It is like a tear. They can go undetected and heal without people ever knowing they exsist. Well Jeremy didnt know that he had one, until it got infected. Over the past two months this fissure has been infected and collecting "fluid" which created a large abcess. So yesterday they went in because they had to get the infection out of him...quickly!! The doctor was absolutely wonderful and we are still so mad at the other physicians that gave us the runaround. Infact I called one today to inform him that my husband would not be needing the colonoscopy because he has EMERGENCY SURGERY yesterday for an abcess that ANOTHER DOCTOR caught. The amazing thing is that he caught it without having to even hardly touching Jeremy. He was in surgery with Jeremy by 4:00. They cleaned it out and left it open to drain and heal completely. We go back next thurday for a follow up to make sure everything is healing correctly. As "fun" as this sounds J said he is already feeling so much better. He is a little uncomfortable because of the surgery but finally has relief from the other pain after 2 months! I am just so angry that we trust our physicians to take care of us and this is what they do. Jeremy said I was rude to them today on the phone and I said I was sorry...he said he was glad I was. This could have been so much worse if the abcess ruptured!! I am so thankful to this doctor for acting so quickly and took such good care of us, especially Jeremy. We also appreciate all your thoughts a prayers and feel so glad that J is on a road to recovery! Chloe thinks it is funny to point to the bandages and say "diaper...oooh...bobo" So in Chloe's mind Jeremy is wearing a diaper...haha! I guess I get to change and dress two babies these next two weeks...oh yeah...he has to be out of work ATLEAST a week. I need help keeping him down, as if the hole in his hind in isnt enough.

Again thank you to all of our friends that have called and checked on us, but especially to Brad and Summer, Scott and Wendy and Mark...we love you all so much. I told Jeremy I have alot of friends, but we have some awesome families with all of these people!! THANKS YOU GUYS!!