Back to the drawing board

Mom spoke with Dr. Ott this morning about how things were going. ie, throwing up all day yesterday, her new tube placement hurting so bad she needed pain meds, etc. He asked her to come right in. He was especially concerned about the pain she was experiencing. He did a lot of tests and found no infection. This was good news, and the pain has subsided today. It still hurts, but not as bad as it was yesterday and the day before. She also underwent several other tests and x-rays, including a swallow test. He then compared the results and the images to what they looked like before. He said there is significant improvement in everything. But there is cause for concern because she is not able to hold food down. He gave mom 2 choices. Have surgery now which will correct the problem immediately, but also means she would have to put her body through the shock of major surgery again, a week in the hospital and all the recoup time. So, within a month she would be almost where she is right now. Or, no food for a month, be patient and let her body heal naturally. And, within a month she will be about where she is now as far as eating, but hopefully be further along in the healing process. So, either way, it will be a month before she gets to eat any kind of food or drink. Also, with the surgery she puts herself at other risks and complications which may delay the healing process even more. She decided to be patient. This is what her doctor recommended as well. He said, even though she really wants to get better and eat normally again, eating seems to be impeding the healing process. He really feels, if she goes this next month without taking food orally, she will be better off and her body will have time to heal. It is disappointing to hear we have to start at the beginning with her food intake, but it was really nice for her to be able to see on the images how much her body really has healed. We live in a world of immediate gratification. And to think about having to wait a month or two, or even longer for something as simple as being able to eat a Popsicle is just unfathomable. But, as we said before, the Lord has his own time schedule. His objective is not about making things happen right now, He's just going to make it happen right. So, mom seems OK with this news. Spending all day at the doctor's office and hospital, being poked and prodded wore her out again. But, she is in good spirits. All will be well in good time.