OH MY GOODNESS

So this weekend has been crazy: Here is a recap: Some TMI

Matt has been having bowel um issues all last week, we knew something was really wrong on Friday evening and went to the urgent care center, who dismissed us, said matt was just constipated, refused to do an Xray, and made matt drink this 4liter bottle of stuff called goLytely (which is like a cup full of sea water that quickly and usually efficiently empties your bowels)

Anyway we got through 3 liters with absolutely NO response, his stomach was HUGE and hard, no bowel sounds, and at 2 in the morning I called 911 from the hotel. He was picked up and taken to the ER where they immediately gave him XRays and CT scan and found a large bowel obstruction. He was prepped for surgery b/c his tummy was SO distended and w/o bowel sounds he could pop a bowel and get sick from all the poop entering in the belly. SO he had to get a NasoGastric (NG) tube a foley Catheter, IV's blood draws, he is terrified of doctors and usually stays away from them b/c so healthy...He had a horrible night and it broke my heart to watch...

Thankfully, the NG tube did its job and helped to decompress matt's belly. So surgery was put on hold b/c his bowel sound started coming back, so they admitted him and started to try and break up the blockage by other means. he recieved over a dozen enemas and FINALLY things started to break up! (sorry I know TMI) Now this is about 20 hours AFTER he started the Go Lytely which usually works within 1 hour. Yesterday they pulled all the tubes out, matt was very happy and he began to tolerate eating slowly, XRay showed blockage had passed YAY go GOD!!! TRULEY MIRACULOUS!!!!

He was discharged last night (sunday) (at 11PM!!! UGH) and he came home!! well home sweet hotel anyway!!! we slept until noon today, well I did, then came home to pay bills, and matt is still asleep. He is feeling MUCH better but his body has been through an ordeal, and it will take a few days to recoup!!!! I'm just praising God he is OK. I was REALLY REALLY scared. His belly was like 8 months pregnant, NO LIE, and so tight you could bounce a quarter off of it. And he had no bowel sounds which is NOT good in the medical world....He was just crying hysterically in so much pain, which is why I called 911...best thing I could of done b/c we never would have made it at home...He could have popped his bowel, that's how bad this was~!!!! we came close, but God prevailed!

So not only the fun of matt, yesterday AM i got a call from my dad he took my mom to the ER (diff hospital of course, so I was going back and forth) She was having chest pain on the left and short of breath.....SHE IS OK too thankfully. Turns out she got into a coughing jag and coughed so hard she broke a rib!!!! Can you believe it? But they wanted to make sure she was OK, no clots or anything, so ran a bunch of tests...all is good except for a cracked rib!! She is in pain but doing OK, off work for a week or so b/c she can't move fast and has to rest!!!! AHH!!!

I'm just praising God right now b/c things could have been so much worse! GOD IS GOOD! and I am GRATEFUL! So again, never dull in the Mac house, but God is bigger then a blocked bowel!!! LOL

Have a blessed day in the Lord!