Sadly, this isn't the first time Heather has had surgery. In 1982 I gave birth to a healthy beautiful baby girl and three days later I took this sweet baby home. At home she became very ill and was readmitted back to the hospital when she was one week old. She had a duodenal web (intestinal obstruction) which required surgery and two weeks in the ICU.
Then when Heather was 15 months old she began vomiting (similar to when she was infant). She was admitted to the hospital and they realized that adhesion's (scar tissue) from her earlier surgery were causing another intestinal obstruction. Another surgery was performed and she was sent home after two weeks.
Well, fast forward to June 22nd and now, because of this insidious Lyme disease, Heather's medical team feels that it is best to remove her gallbladder. They are optimistic that they can do it laparoscopically however, her incisions from her first surgery may require a different approach. Best case, the surgery is about an hour and a half, a few hours in recovery and home to recuperate.
I vividly remember Heather's surgeries as an infant, but I also know how resilient she was and how quickly she recovered. I am confident that Heather will bounce back from this procedure and we can check another thing off from that damn Lyme Disease "checklist to recovery."
The picture for this blog was taken in 2009 at the beach - love my baby girl's smile and spirit.
I love you Heather and I have complete faith in your medical team.
xo
Lisa
