The day before

Today has been an pretty good day. This morning we checked into the hospital. After we arrived they placed a NG tube down Gabrielle's nose to start a bowel prep. Most of the time if you are an adult having a colonoscopy it is the big gallon of liquid you drink the day before. Instead of drinking it they fed it through the NG tube. They purpose of the bowel prep was to thin her stool enough that her bowels become loose. This will benefit the surgery team tomorrow during the procedure. The bowel prep caused some cramping and discomfort but it is over and done and the NG tube has been removed, YAY!

We spoke to Dr. Alam (urology) about the procedure itself. We asked him and his nurse practitioners lots of questions about the procedure itself and what they expected to happen. He reassured us that he expected this to go easily but there is not a cookie cutter set of directions to fix the problems that Gabrielle has. He gave us about 4 scenarios about how tomorrow can go. We will place this in God's hands that he will help Dr, Alam and his team choose the best way to close Gabrielle's bladder and hips. He also reassured us that this is a good time of year for him to perform the procedure. He has done around 4 other closures already this year. We have also had visits from pain management and anesthesiology.

Her spirits are pretty good at the moment. She keeps talking about whst we are goig to do and eat after surgery. Right now we are eating a popsicle. Tonight we ask for prayers... prayers for Gabby tomorrow. Lift her up and keep her safe. Pray for Dr. Alam and the team of doctors and nurses. Pray for Gabrielle to not have fear going into surgery in the morning. Lastly, pray for Bart and I to have peace of mind tomorrow that God knows all and that willl keep our family by his side.

Avery came to visit Gabby at the hospital today.