Emergency Surgery and updates on our little Brayden

Well, I seem to have lost a whole month. June was spent in a haze of infection and being very sick. The incision from the biopsy closed, but I had a major infection inside, under the skin. (Staph) I was on antibiotics, but it kept getting worse so when I went to see the surgeon's nurse, she called the doc at the hospital (he was in surgery!) and he said to get to the hospital NOW. So I did. Less than two hours later I was in surgery again. Doc cleaned out the infected tissue and icky stuff. The infected area was about the size of a tennis ball. I had to stay in the hospital for 3 days,to get IV anitbiotics, and then was able to go home yesterday. Now comes the very LONG healing process. Doc says it will take several MONTHS to heal. I have to use a wound vac as well. What fun! I have a tube that is wider than a pencil stuck in my breast and this tube is attached to a machine I now have to lug around with me 24/7. And this machine sucks out the nasty stuff. A home health nurse will come to change the packing & dressing, and I also have to go to the wound clinic 3 days a week. Good grief. You talk about pain! When I was getting discharged from the hospital, they had to take out the tube and packing from the hospital's machine and attach the portable one to me. The gauze that they packed in after the surgery on wednesday was stuck, so she poured saline in the hole hoping it would make it easier to get it out. This was my 15th surgery. Never ever have I had pain like I did when she was pulling out that gauze out of the raw hole in my breast. Honestly, I thought for sure I would pass out. And I get to do it again in a couple of days....... Oh Lord, give me strength please! So, I could really use some prayers pretty please!!

Now for an update on our little one. He is still in the hospital in Little Rock. Several complications and need for surgery again so he could not go home. We are very sad. So please please keep praying for our little one!!  And now I have got to get some sleep. It's after 5am and I haven't slept yet!  More later- Love & hugs!   M