1 week later

Today is exactly 1 week since Josh had his gallbladder removed. Yes he has had pain, but he looks better, he says other than pain from his surgery,he feels better. He has been eating regularly, and today went back to work for a few hours. I am so glad that I decided to "go with my gut" and had Josh see the surgeon. If not, he would still be sick and in pain, taking medication that he did not need becuase a dr was too caught up in himself to refer him somewhere else......basically waiting for his gallbladder to perforate or something else to happen that would have brought him to the ER again. There are times when I (and yes I know this is wrong, but its true) feel like God forgot about us, or was letting us figure things out on our own, but through all this, I am so thankful that I know God was watching over us, keeping Josh "healthy" enough to continue on until we saw the surgeon, and healthy enough to undergo surgery. Thankful for nurses on his floor who took good care of him, thankful for "buddies" here where I work that helped move this process along. Thankful for the meals that some people in the church provided (I was soooooo exhausted!) Thankful for the people who have called to check on us, and thankful for the people who made a point at church yesterday to come see Josh and ask how he is doing etc..Thankful for my parents who had the kids long days/nights when I was up at the hospital with Josh. Josh has his post op appointment Thursday so hopefully he will get a clean bill of health, and can continue healing and getting back to himself.