I awoke Saturday morning around 8:00 AM. Christina and I began to plan our day. The kids, Joe, Henry and Will had gone to Galena with my Mother-In-Law. We were free to devote the day to seeing Sarah.
I phoned my mom to let her know how well Sarah was doing. Will's successful surgery two years earlier gave me a more confident outlook to Sarah's prognosis.
The moment I hung up the phone, it rang again. It was the NICU Fellow. She is in charge of all the children and nurses. Upon arrival, our nurse had noticed that Sarah's color was off and that she had a very red belly. She was also in pain. The surgeon was called and determined that surgery had to be performed immediately.
Christina and I raced to the hospital and consulted with the doctors. It could be a perferation in another section of the intestines leaking into the abdomen. There was a second section of bowel that looked "Iffy" that Dr Leoff decided to leave intact. It could also be an acute infection or a combination of both.
Previously, I had told various staff to let me know when to really start worrying. I am normally very optimistic regarding these issues and have had good luck with all the procedures to date (with both Will and Sarah). I tried to get a feel for how prepared Sarah was for this operation. Dr Leoff's last words to me were: "There is a chance that she won't make it.".
I guess it is time to start worrying.
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