"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." - Shel Silverstein

Friday, June 18, 2010

Good News and Bad News

First the good news...


Marissa's bronch was the shortest ever!! It took about 20 minutes, just long enough for me to enjoy a six inch sub sandwich and a bag of chips. The doc said it was so short because everything looks great! Her airway looks good, just a little swelling left over from the surgery. The graft looks excellent and is settling in nicely. Dr. P wants to see her in her clinic in two weeks. We are to work back up to capping during the day, then add the cap at night. Once she has done that successfully, it will be time to start talking decan. So, all in all, we heard everything we wanted to hear. YAY! Thank you all for your prayers.

Now the bad news...

That little stinker, Dr. P, is planning to move her practice to Denver in the Fall! She would be the fourth doctor from Marissa's team that has moved. And she is Marissa's main doc, next to her pediatrician! The good news in this situation is that she is planning on conducting a clinic down here twice a month. And if that doesn't work for us, I asked her if we could follow her and she said absolutely! So worst case scenario, we'll have to drive to Denver each time we need to see her. There is no way I will let her get away. She is too good of a doc and Marissa loves her. She is the only doc that Marissa does not get hysterical with every time we see her.

Thanks again and have a great weekend!

9 comments:

Tara said...

What fabulous news! Such an exciting time for the little monkey! I'm sorry about Dr. P moving though. I hate change too!

Colleen said...

Great news about the bronch!! SO exciting! I'm sorry to hear about Dr. P moving away. You just can't beat a good Doctor. It will probably be totally worth it to make the drive once and awhile. I don't really favor our ENT, but there are not very many options here. I almost went with a different one, but he retired before I could make the switch.

Ayden said...

OK... ya had me scared on the bad news at first... but I am glad the bad news isn't about Marissa!! :) Hopefully you can catch the clinic 2x a month and not have to travel so much. :) We too travel for Ayden's pulm, but like you, we don't mind.
Glad to hear all the good news on the bronch!!

The VW's said...

AWESOME NEWS!

I'm so happy that everything looked great! What a blessing and answer to prayer! Sorry about her doc though! At least you have the option to still go to her, although it will be with a little extra work on your part.

Have a great weekend! HUGS!!!

DevonLeah said...

yeahhh!!!! WONDERFUL! sorry you'll have to drive far for future visits...

Lacey said...

Oh crappy! None of our good doctors have moved away, but the only cardiothoracic surgeon I trust with Jax got pancreatic cancer and stopped practicing. And I will be leaving my beloved ped when we move to Cali. That is seriously the only thing I don't want to leave in Utah. She's been through so much with us and I love her dearly!

Shauna Quintero said...

Yay! Go Marissa! I'm so glad everything looks good. She is just to feisty to let anything get in her way!

Hope said...

I'm so excited for you guys! Marissa rocks!

Dana said...

Glad she is doing well and you can still see your fav. dr. WE get so attached as parents too.