Pathology Report

My pathology report from my tonsils came back normal. Yea!!! Unfortunately I have been sick again already. I felt so great for about a week and then last week while in Colorado I started to have the same symptoms and problems that I have been dealing with the past few months. I really hope that the problem was solved when having my tonsils out and this sickness was just a coincidence.

Tonsillectomy Recovery

I am finally starting to feel like myself again. The recovery from having my tonsils out was much harder than I anticipated. It is so strange how painful it is to have your tonsils out. The first three days I was doing just fine. I was in some pain, but it was tolerable. Then over the next five days I got worse each day. I got to the point where I couldn't eat anything. Since I wasn't eating I start having nausea problems from taking pain medicine on an empty stomach. Let me you tell you, throwing up after having your tonsils out is not fun especially at three in the morning. It was a very rough night. Then the next three nights I did not sleep at all. It was too painful when I woke up that it was not worth it. Finally a week after the surgery I went back to the doctor because I was basically at my breaking point. I needed a break from the pain. He said I could either get a steroid shot and a stronger pain medicine or go stay at the hospital for a night or two. I decided to try the steroid shot and new pain medicine. Within an hour of getting the shot I started to feel better. It made such a difference and made the pain much more tolerable. Finally by Monday I started to feel much better. This week I have been so exhausted. I guess my body is trying to recover after not sleeping for so many nights in a row. I am so glad to have it behind me. I still haven't heard anything about the biopsy. I am hoping no news is good news. I have an appointment next week, so hopefully I will know then. Thank you so much for all of your prayers.

Tonsillectomy

On Friday I am going to have my tonsils taken out. About two months ago I got sick with a virus with a very sore throat. My throat never seemed to get better, and I noticed that my right tonsil was quite enlarged. My doctor said I had a right hyper trophic tonsil. He sent me to an ENT about a month ago for a second opinion. The ENT wanted to watch it for about a month to see if it shrunk any. I went back today and it still hadn't shrunk much, so he said it was best to just go ahead and take both tonsils out. He said there is about a 5% chance of it being lymphoma. I am not too worried though because I think it is all due to being sick a couple months ago. I have heard that having your tonsils out as an adult is much tougher than as a child. The doctor said it will take me about one to two weeks to recover. Hopefully it won't be too bad and I will be back to normal quickly.

Our Second Anniversary

Last Tuesday was our second anniversary. I can't believe how fast this last year went by. Shawn got me an edible arrangement. It was so cute with flowers made out of pineapple and cantaloupe. It was very good. That night we went to a new restaurant, Eccell Steakhouse. The steaks were great. I was a little disappointed in the dessert. It was supposed to be similar to a strawberry tart from Cafe Eccell, but they messed it up by adding other kinds of fruit. We had a great anniversary and are looking forward to many more years to come.

Patio Project

This past weekend Shawn and I worked on our back patio. We got some flowers for our pots and purchased some new patio furniture. I absolutely love it. We have spent every evening out there since. It is so quiet and pleasant. A few nights ago we had a deer walk across the back of our lot. It was so neat. We are trying to enjoy it outside as much as possible before it gets unbearably hot and the mosquitos start biting.

Happy Mother's Day to two of the greatest moms!!!

We hope y'all have a very special day.

Love,

Dana and Shawn

Landscaping Pictures

We are loving the new house. It is so quiet and peaceful. One of our favorite things to do is just relax on the back porch. Here are some pictures of the landscaping that they finished a couple weeks ago. I think the landscaping makes the house. I love it.

From the Street

From the Driveway

Macie's Yard

Backyard

Other side of Macie's Yard

The view from the back porch

Softball

Shawn has joined our church's softball team this season. Tonight was his first game. It was fun to finally get to see him play after hearing all of his stories from playing baseball while growing up. Apparently back in the day he was pretty good. He played second base the most, but also played all over the infield. He said in high school he pretty much played baseball year round on club teams and his high school team. It's funny, when he was a freshman he got to play on the varsity team. He said all of his teammates were growing beards and had deep voices while he still looked like such a kid next to them.

We've Moved

We moved to our new house this past weekend. Yea!!! We started moving the same day I started coming down with something. I don't know if it was the flu or what but I felt awful. I tried so hard to help move, but then ended up pushing myself to far that on Sunday I felt completely miserable. Shawn was so nice and let me spend the day sleeping in bed and it has made such the difference. Today I am feeling much better. We still have a lot left to unpack and organize. If you know me very well, you know I won't post any pictures until I have it absolutely perfect. I hope to have it that way soon, but they are still finishing up some painting and I can't put anything on top of the cabinets or on the walls until then.

Adam & Andrew

This weekend we are helping my mom watch the boys while Lindsey and Kenny are out of town for a wedding. They are such good boys and are at such a fun stage.

Andrew is wanting to play with the camera.

Happy Adam.

Andrew clapping. He has really gotten good at clapping.

Such pretty blue eyes.