Raquel's surgery and visitors

Our little one had her surgery last wednesday and we couldn't be happier with the outcome! Dr. Kirsch discovered that her right kidney had corrected itself so ther was no need to do anything on that side. Her left kidney still had issues but he feels that he was able to correct the problem and hopefully that will be the only time that she will require surgery. We will take her in for a post-op appt. on the 11th and she will be put under 'twilight' sedation so that Dr. Kirsch can remove the shunts he placed in her bladder and he will double check her right kidney again at the same time. After that we will go back in 4-6 weeks for a final post-op and hopefully that will be the end of it!! Raquel handled the whole surgery thing like a champ. She wasn't able to eat or drink anything the morning of the surgery and then when we got to the hospital we were informed that Dr. Kirsch was running behind by a couple of hours so she didn't get wheeled back until 3:30 in the afternoon and still had had nothing to eat or drink but she wasn't crabby at all...she just kept cruisin' the halls looking for a new friend. We were fortunate enough to have some family here during this whole time. Believe it or not Crazy Momma actually got on a plane for the first time in 15 years and came out to support us for 10 days and Aundrea came for 5 days and then had to go back to work so Aunt Jonann flew out for the next five days. It was wonderful to have them and we couldn't be more appreative of all the prayers and support that we received from everyone during this hard time. Raquel is quickly on the road to recovery and we look forward to many years of chasing that little beast around the house. Hugs and kisses to you all from Raquel!