The start of a new chapter

What a day.

I woke up this morning getting ready to have my permacath procedure. Anxious and not too sure of what to expect. As I was getting ready I was praying and praying for what was to come and listening to worship music. My sister in law, Tina, sent Jeremy and I a song the day I left for Arizona.

“Plead the Blood” by: Chris Davenport, Brandon Lake, and Cody Carnes

Amazing!! Just amazing! I played this song on repeat all morning and let me tell you I’m amazed by all today. I had so many people texting me telling me they were praying for me.

I went in to get prepped at 10am (Arizona time) and was still anxious, but a calm anxious. I knew God was with me. The nurse had a little complication getting the needle in for the IV and when I looked over there was blood all down my arm. So that didn’t help my anxiety. As I entered into the surgery room I was praying, and praying hard. The further in I got the more anxious I was getting. But I kept praying. I wasn’t about to have the devil win. Before they gave me the sedation I remember praying to God to help me through this procedure. The next thing I knew I was out cold and woke up to my Mom rubbing her hands through my hair. According to the Doctor the procedure went well and only lasted a mere 15 minutes and then another hour or so in the recovery room.

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Tonight I am very very sore, but it will be that way for the next week or so. I have to be very careful to not get it wet as that can cause infection. I also am not allowed to lift over 10lbs or lift my right arm above my head.

After the procedure I went straight to Envita for my first treatment. That was an interesting experience. Nothing bad just a lot to take in and the nurses asked a lot of questions as I was getting my treatment. I was in the room maybe 45 minutes. My antibiotic I had today was called, “Rifampin.”

Tomorrow I will have 2 hours of treatment.

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Things to be Praying for:

• Pain and discomfort through the night.
• My next round of treatment that it goes well. This is the time when I have to be careful and watch my symptoms because with fighting the infection I can get fevers and worse symptoms.
• Jeremy, and for him to know he is where he needs to be; supporting me from afar.

Praises:

• Procedure went very well
• First Treatment down
• Frozen peas as my ice pack
• Having my mom here by my side
• They didn’t have to do the treatment through an IV and used my permacath 😁 (big big praise)