Towards the end of Madelyn's pregnancy, I noticed a small umbilical hernia. They told me it would probably go away, but after almost a year, it was still there. We found a great surgeon, Dr. Shane Lewis, and got that sucker removed! Like I mentioned before, my hernia surgery was scheduled for October 17th, but I woke up sick that morning. We went in and, after talking it over with Dr. Lewis, decided we should reschedule for the following week (the 26th) when I was better. My mom had already arranged to take school off and we had everything squared away, so it was a bummer to have to reschedule. But you just have to roll with life sometimes. More like all of the time. It was a tender mercy because my mom was able to still help me when I was feeling pretty sick. And to have Dayna available the next week after surgery was another tender mercy. These women, I tell ya.
I was super nervous. Surgery terrifies me. But Dr. Lewis was fantastic and Robbie kept me laughing and distracted. I had the least invasive version of this surgery, with only a small incision and no mesh. Besides an awful rash that lasted for a couple weeks over my entire stomach, it was a really smooth recovery (and Dr. Lewis told me I was allergic to Chloraprep, so I know what to avoid in the future when they do IVs or an epidural or something like that....yay!!!!!!). I didn't lift Madelyn for about a week, and the twins for about three weeks. We got creative and the twins used a step ladder to get in and out of bed. All of the sister-in-laws brought dinner, and even sweet Mallory had Brett drive up here with a gourmet meal. We had so much help from family and friends and were so blessed. God watches over us, I know that.
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