A small pebble killed the Giant/Hospital Visitor Rules
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Remember the story of David and Goliath? Read it again and again and again! It was a small boy, a small pebble, and a great story to cling on to of a shepherd boy turned king with a heart for God like no other. Wow!
I know there are so many questions. Bring all of your questions to the Lord!
I spoke with my Neurosurgeon, Dr. Benjamin Zussman this morning. He is very optimistic that we will have great outcomes during both of my surgeries. The answers will come as we pray and seek the Lord.
I also spoke with Wellstar North Fulton Hospital and here are the visitor rules:
I know there are so many questions. Bring all of your questions to the Lord!
I spoke with my Neurosurgeon, Dr. Benjamin Zussman this morning. He is very optimistic that we will have great outcomes during both of my surgeries. The answers will come as we pray and seek the Lord.
I also spoke with Wellstar North Fulton Hospital and here are the visitor rules:
- I will most likely go to the Neuro Step Down Unit
- I will need a lots of sleep, peace and quiet for healing but your presence means the world to me!
- Hold my hand and let me know you're there!
- Visiting Hours 8am-830pm
- 2 visitors in the room at a time but others can wait in the waiting room/lobby area to swap out
- Only 1 person can stay the night after 8:30PM and sleep on pull out couch
- Please consider bringing a protein smoothie (Tropical Smoothie Cafe is my fave) if you visit at the hospital as it will be extremely painful to chew the first couple of weeks
- Kids are allowed to visit (don't worry-my head will be wrapped in white gauze)
- We will try to take a few steps and sit me in the chair if I'm awake
- If for some reason I go to the ICU
- Visiting hours 830am-830pm; 2pm-4pm is quiet time and only 1 visitor can stay during that time but won’t be allowed back in if they step out during that time frame until after 4pm
- In the ICU no kids under 12 year old allowed
- No flowers allowed in the ICU; balloons or stuffed animals are okay
On July 4th weekend we found a large mass on my scalp, the area has been xray'd, CT scanned, and an MRI - there is a portion covering my left skull of fibrous dysplasia and several aneurysmal bone cystic lesions (ABC) - the largest one is the one we can feel on my head right now. These are the measurements: 12.7 cm, 8.8 cm, 4.5 x 3.2 x 5.0 cm. My prayer warriors and I have covered each border in scripture! The MRI confirmed that my brain has not been affected - praise the Lord! This is typically seen in children and is an extremely rare genetic malformation that develops de-novo during fetal development. I have had every work up you can think of, seen functional doctors, treated with hyperbaric chamber oxygen therapy and so far all of my tests have come back normal and I feel fine otherwise. We are waiting for genetics results and the pathology report after the piece of skull has been carefully examined. Surgery 1 August 18th-remove left side of my skull and admit me to the Neuro Step Down unit; Surgery 2 TBD August 21st-replace area with 3D printed PEEK prosthetic. It will be a waiting and healing time so, I welcome visitors to do puzzles with me, color, etc.
God winks (let's not miss these):
My old ER buddy is the current manager of the OR and will be in there while I am under anesthesia.
Another of my old ER buddies is the manager of the ICU (but hopefully I won't end up there)
Dr. Z is Jewish and has been a great advocate to me
My brain is not affected! Praise God!
Today I am working on writing "thank you for taking care of me" notes inside all of my books that have ministered to me through devotional times on my walk with the Lord and my plan is to have them on my bedside table to pass out to anyone that sets foot in to my hospital room during my 1.5 week-long stay. Please be praying that these books will touch the lives of those that take them.
I am at peace and I am ready! Let's link arms in prayer! We have one more prayer night this Friday at 6:30PM.
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