Learning to be patient.

Hi all, just checking in.  Things are going well, I am trying to take it easy, listen to my Dr's and heal.  

My day's consist of getting up....some reading....a little film break down, nap, lunch, nap, clash of clans, dinner, bed time.

A couple of times during the day, we have the great joy of emptying out my JP Drains.  I had 5 drains after surgery, and I currently have 3.  For those of you that don't know, a JP Drain is a grenade sized plastic bulb that has a tube running into my stomach or chest.  They fill up wonderfully throughout the day, so they need to be drained.  Great coloring from a Rose' to a rich Shiraz.  They just hang from a belt, and as they fill, then tend to hang below my shirt, so that I have my own little grenade belt.

My sister being here has been great, being the nurse that she is, she loves to empty them.  I thank God for her everyday.

One of the things that has never been my strong suit is patience.  Job and I did not have the same mother.  I am the guy that would have told Job to rip of his clothes and die and that is really not an option here, so I am learning to be patient.

Learning patience involves trust.  I was patient and ok with my surgery because I trusted my doctors. I am learning patience now by trusting God.  Trusting that my healing will be complete, trusting that God will comfort my family, trusting is sometimes painful, trusting is learning be to stretched and trusting God is slowly making me a patient person.

I found out today after meeting with the plastic surgeon that I will have another surgery.  It will not be invasive, and will be an out patient procedure.  It will involve the removal of the skin and muscle graft tissue that does not take.  Not scheduled yet, will keep you posted.

Thanks so much for your support.  It is amazing.

Eucaristia