Doctor said we are ready for surgery

God we are so tired. We are exhausted. This week has been really hard driving back and forth from Waco to Austin and from Austin to Waco. Sometimes in the rain. Sometimes is still dark. Sometimes with heavy traffic. Sometimes with sleep depravation due to school assignments and work. Nancy's arms and belly have bruises due to many blood samples and many injections. We pray to God and ask for all this to end soon. Hopefully today will be the last day, we need a little break.

We woke up early that day in Waco, TX. The day was strange, the morning was dark and foggy. The fog covered us all the way up to Austin, TX. It was like a horror movie. 

We arrived at the Doctor's clinic and she performed the sonogram. The ultrasound examination revealed good news. It was what we were waiting for. We had good-size follicles. There were a few with size 21mm or more. Others were 19mm, 18mm, and 17mm. The doctor needed at least one follicle of size 20mm or greater to schedule the process of extraction. And she did. Dr. Burger scheduled the extraction this next Thursday. 

This means that we do not have to have any more injections or blood samples taken for a few days. Except for today, of course. But we want to celebrate our small victories. We are glad that the extraction surgery has been finally scheduled and that we are moving forward. It is a good feeling. God is with us.

So after consulting with the doctor we went to the laboratory to have Nancy's last blood samples taken out.

In the laboratory, there were so many people. We have never seen that before. There were about 20 people waiting, there was no chairs available when we checked in. People at the front desk were so rude with Pablo, since there was no place to sit, Pablo was standing by the front dest, but they asked him to move away. Pablo was angry. Finally, there was a seat for Nancy and she sat there for a very long time.


Finally they called Nancy and the nurse inserted the needle on Nancy's right arm. Nancy had bruises because of so many needles. And this time, not a single drop of blood came out of her arm. Pablo felt really bad about this. The nurse had to try the left arm, which is also bruised, in order to finally get some blood out. Nancy is really brave. They put needles in her two already bruised arms today.

After this, we returned to Waco. We still had to make arrangements for our surgery on Thursday. We had to pre-pay the anesthesiologist, because otherwise, they will charge a higher fee for the services. And also, Pablo had to tell his preaching professor, Dr. Joel C. Gregory, to allow him to be absent on Thursday's preaching class. So, Pablo went to seminary, that day it was the turn for Stephen Ballard, Shawn Boyd, and Sean DelBeccaro to preach their sermons on Jesus' life. They all did an awesome job, seriously remarkable. At the end of class Pablo spoke with Dr. Gregory and he was very understanding about Nancy's surgery and allowed Pablo to be absent.

So, everything is ready for surgery on Thursday. We are excited and nervous. But we know god is with us, what or whom shall we fear?

In this visit we spent on:

• Sonogram + 15 min consultation with Dr. Burger (not covered by insurance): $200.00 dollars.
• Anesthesiologist pre-payment for follicle-extraction surgery (not covered by insurance): $400.00 dollars.

Total: $600.00 dollars.

Thank you for all your support. Thank you for prayers. Thank you for being good friends.

Peace,

Pablo and Nancy