Monday, April 23, 2007

I just kissed my wife, and it was lots of fun. She is back up on floor 11 in her room. We still haven't heard from Dr. Ferguson, so we have no real idea what happened with the auxilla surgery. She was out of surgery at 3 p.m. and in the recovery room until 5:30...it took a little longer Ramona said because she was in so much pain. They only let us see her once her pain is under control. Which means she is under the influence of alot of morphine right now. I was incredibly impressed with how alert she was for a little while (she is sleeping now). She is also as funny as I've ever heard her. She was nothing but jokes for the 45minutes she was awake. She...........(an hour passes/we talk to Dr. Ferguson).......okay, I'm back to my computer...Dr. Ferguson said he got all the tumor he could find. The auxilla surgery was a tougher one for him because there was scar tissue there. As per normal, we need to wait for the pathology reports (1-2 weeks) to confirm that he got all of the tumors. Dr. Ferguson expects us to be here for a week (all lung tumors aside). Speaking of the lung tumors, he will have a CT scan scheduled shortly. The possibilities are still fairly endless there. Maybe go home and have surgery in a few weeks...maybe have chemo first....maybe stay here and do lung surgery before we go home...
Ramona will begin her rehab tomorrow...
I'm kinda getting tired of writing...thank you so much for praying...Ramona's parents and I are spending the night here in Mt. Sinai with Mony

14 comments:

. said...

i'm glad to hear it's over and that you are now able to be together, after all the waiting/time in surgery. and how nice of you, ramona- to cheer your anxious family up w/ a few jokes :)

sure hope the recovery goes as well as is possible! i hate hearing that you're in pain, ramona... i know it's to be expected, but i'm gonna pray that it will lessen and lessen!

may all 7 of you sleep well tonight... in His embrace...

Anonymous said...

Awesome!!! PTL! I've been checking and checking ever since I got home from school, to hear this news...or to hear that surgery's over. Praying for continued peace and patience as you wait for more info.
Love you guys,
Melissa & Corey

Anonymous said...

The kids at HCA have been praying for you all day today.
Gladys

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear Ramona is out of surgery and that her pain is being managed. We are praying that the pathology report says that they got it all and that the CT scan gives you good news.

Take care!
Michele (Jobina's sister)

Anonymous said...

I feel like I don't know what to write but I just wanted you to know that I am praying for you guys and I'm really glad, Earl and Ramona, that you have so much family support there with you! Love you lots! ~Roshonna

Anonymous said...

Hey guys,

Great to hear that you all made it through this big day... We'll keep praying for mony's pain and for all of you (Earl and the Petkaus).
Love
Chris and Jake

Anonymous said...

AWESOME NEWS!!
thanks for the updates. we will keep praying! Hang in there Ramona!!
Love Chuck and Laura

Anonymous said...

Hi Ramona& Earl,

John & Carol, Kevin, Randy & Becki!

If ever there's been a day when we've "been with you" even when we're far away...it's today!

I'm sure that sentence was one that many other family members from both sides echoed! First of all, Ramona we are so very excited to hear so much good news! I just feel that God delivered so many gifts to all who love you today with the answer to countless prayers.
Secondly, I want to say a huge Thankyou to Earl and the family for remembering that we were all glued to our blog sites today, waiting for news. You did not keep us in suspense too long, John the phone calls this way were much appreciated too!
Len called us tonight, saying how Ramona had been so alert and funny and beautiful!! It was so special for him to be there with you all today!
We look forward to seeing what other surprizes God has for you Ramona & Earl!

Love Linda

Anonymous said...

All I can say is PRAISE GOD!

Chantel said...

Yay for updates! Thanks so much for keeping us all in the loop, Chad's also been letting me know and I've been praying for you! I pray for a speedy recovery and nothing but good news to come.

-Chantel

Anonymous said...

you my hero!! love you lots!

Anonymous said...

Praise the Lord! Always praying for you and your families.

Anonymous said...

We are happy to hear that the surgery was over.
What a wonderful answer to prayer. We will keep praying for Ramona's recovery and pain management.

Evan and Mel

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much Earl for keeping us up to date on Ramona and her surgery yesterday. . And we are praising God for answered prayer. This particular verse struck me yesterday, and I wrote it out on a paper, hung it up to be reminded of it throughout the day. Here it is:
GOD CAN DO ANYTHING, YOU KNOW--far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Glory to God! (message).
Praying for healing, endurance, and peace in God's presence.
Love,Gloria.