Becca is doing well today, her blood numbers are up, although her blood pressure is still a little low. The took her in for a CT of her belly just in case she was bleeding internally. She got up and walked today. She wanted to visit her friends down stairs on the forth floor, so we hit the elevators and went and made the rounds. Becca is just off the charts with her walking! Everyone was so excited to see her down there. Now she’s taking a nice nap 🙂

They have given her a total of 7 pints of blood since the surgery. I know we all know how important it is to give blood. But now that I have seen it first hand, how much just one person can go through, I want to urge you all to donate when you can, wherever you are. Not for Becca, just for others out there that will need it. I can’t even imagine what it would have been like if we were not able to receive it.

All in all she is doing well, pain is still an issue (go figure) as well as the possibility of infection. Just please continue to pray 🙂

Becca is still doing well, she had another nice ‘stroll’ around the nursing station again this afternoon. The staff is just so impressed by her will and determination to get better. They rarely if ever see anyone the day after surgery walk around, much less stand up. They are still working with her low blood pressure and are giving her another two units of packed red blood cells. The pain seems manageable, but she’s so tired, she keeps going in and out.

I have to tell a quick funny story (Becca might hurt me later). She has been tired as the pain medicine is starting to catch up with her a little. Also, when she receives blood, they give her benadryl. Well, that’s what knocks her out and makes her a little loopy. Well, she woke up for a minute and said, “I had a weird dream. I was in a banana costume and was trying to cross the street when I slipped on a banana peel and hurt my bottom.”

Thank you all SO much for all the love!

Becca is doing really well this morning! They are still working on her blood pressure, but it has come up a lot since yesterday. The physical therapists just finished working with her. She was able to stand up out of bed and with the use of a walker, stroll out of her room and make a lap! Becca is doing so well and fighting so hard. She continues to say “I have a high pain tolerance and I’m doing this for my family.” We love her so much!

Another update later…

The main surgeon just came out.

The surgery went very well, she will be able to walk again! He took the bottom section of her sacrum and the tail bone. He also took some nerves. So the only two issues are infection and bowel and bladder issues. The surgeon feels confident they got everything and the tumor shrunk so much that it almost wasn’t visible anymore. He also had enough to work with that they didn’t have to do a flap, so the plastic surgeon didn’t really need to do much at all. She has a drain for blood and they only had to give her two pints of blood. Becca will need to stay on her side to relieve pressure on her backside.

So now, we just wait to see if she can regain control of her bowels and bladder. This could take days or months, it just depends on her body. Each person is different. We have a one in four chance she will get in an infection based on where the incision is. For now she is going to finish getting cleaned up and they will move her to the ICU unit for a while. They expect her to be here at least until Monday.

We have seen a miracle! We can’t thank you all for ALL the love and support we have received. I know our Father in heaven hears and answers our prayers. PLEASE continue to pray that she doesn’t get an infection and her nerves come back to life 🙂

Another update later…