Hey y’all,

First I want to say thank you for sending me such kind words of encouragement.  This morning I woke up very peaceful and without fear of any kind which is a true testament to the power of your prayers.  God is so good.  Thank you deeply-  I’m not sure any of you know how much I detest seeing my loved ones in pain.

The surgery went well.  It took almost an hour and a half longer than expected though (almost 4.5 hours)- so by the end I was getting rather antsy.  When Dr. Lunde originally reviewed the scans he thought the bone was broken in two clean breaks.  Once surgery began, he found 5 pieces of broken bone- one was floating in Chris’s sinus cavity.  So he cleaned everything up and put a large titanium mesh plate over the area and secured the bones with tiny screws.  There was also a fracture in part of his eye socket bone, so he fixed that as well.  When he was explaining everything to me after surgery I asked him if he was surprised by anything.  He said, “Honestly?  I was shocked!  It’s hard to believe that a part of someone else’s body did that kind of damage.  It was much more extensive than I thought it would be.”  Thankfully, Chris was in very skilled hands and all has been repaired.

We came home at about 1:45 and Chris is still in a lot of pain.  He’s doing well, but until this all heals he’s going to hurt.  Chris’s parents graciously took the big kids so I just have Bella here with me.  I have a baby monitor set up in our bedroom so that he doesn’t have to move to get my attention, and as I type I can hear him watching a soccer game on tv!  We will go to the doctor’s office tomorrow morning to have him look at Chris again, and until then I will be staying on top of all his medications, making sure he is as comfortable as possible, and surely annoying him with questions about his pain level and need for more pills. This may take a while to heal from, but Chris is going to be fine.

Please forgive me if I don’t answer your calls or emails- I have my hands full for the moment but will most definitely get in touch with you as soon as things become a little more normal around here.

With love,
Kerri Bobbett