10.25.23

Today is the day. I have to be at the hospital by 6:00 a.m. I had my consult where I met my doctor and his nurse on Monday. He said the ‘surgery’ start time was 8 am (but he thought under the knife around 9am). They expect the surgery to take 6-7 hours. It’s amazing what they can all do! They already know that I have one large vein on my left side of my abdomen that won’t be a problem but on my right side my vein branches out into a “y” and goes into my muscle. It’s not an issue by any means it just means it’s not as simple as the other side. They already have two ways in mind of how they want to extract the vein but will make the final call during surgery. The silver lining in all of this you might ask.. I have about a two finger diastasis recti separation from my pregnancies that they said they would fix during the reconstruction. I was warned that it will add to the soreness. But I’m ok with that! 🤣

We spent the last couple of days exploring San Antonio and the surrounding area. Sunday we drove out to Seguin, TX to hit up a highly recommended BBQ joint: Burnt Bean Co. It’s one of those places you wait outside in line for and they go until they run out of food. We waited in line for an hour. It did not disappoint!! If you’re ever in the area and like BBQ we highly recommend it!! And get the brisket!! 😋 We spent a couple days exploring the River Walk- that’s like a whole thing in itself. It’s in the middle of town but it’s below street level you wouldn’t even know it’s there if you weren’t looking for it. We saw the Alamo. I don’t know how many have seen that, but I wasn’t expecting it to be where it was. It’s nestled right in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of down town San Antonio. We also went to the Towers of the the Americas. It’s an observation tower 750ft up. You get some amazing views of San Antonio! Tuesday we got an early start and headed south to Corpus Christy. We toured the USS Lexington, a retired aircraft carrier. Our tour guide worked in the engine room of an air craft carrier similar to the Lexington so he was a plethora of knowledge! After we were done there we drove to Mustang Island (north of Padre Island) and spent some time walking the Gulf of Mexico. 💗

Be still and know that I am God

Psalm 46:10

The creator of the world, the one who placed all the stars in the sky. He cares about me. He’s holding me in the palm of His hands. He knew I was going to be here way before I ever did. And He’s in control. I just want to say again, thank you for your prayers. The last couple of days have been great. The reason for our trip was not on my mind while we were enjoying the area, so that was a huge answer to prayers! We’ll try to update everyone as soon as we can about how the surgery went.