Back in the Hospital

As some of you know, Scott had surgery again this morning at IMC.

(Let me preface this with...I have not been to the hospital or talked personally with Janiece, this info is from Scott and I's Mom who has been with Janiece and Scott at the hospital today).

For a week or so, we (family and medical staff) have been concerned that Scott continued to have infection in his amputated leg. He was having a lot of pain and overall just not feeling well. A few days ago he had a lump on his leg and it was determined that he needed to have this checked out.

This morning he was put under general anesthesia and his amputated leg was opened up again (so sad about this...). Sure enough the "lump" was infection. In the surgeons words "It was the tip of the iceberg." Once opened up, Scott had infection all the way to his bone. ***Warning for those with queasy stomachs!*** They had to clean out the infected tissue and even scrap his bones to get rid of as much as possible.

He has been admitted to the hospital again and a new PICC (long term IV) was placed. An infections disease physician will come and evaluate Scott and they are going to put him on some "super" antibiotics to hopefully kill this infection. At this time, we do not know the specific bacteria that is causing his infection.

Obviously, this means Scott will not be going home tonight like he had really hoped, and like we had all really hoped for as well. He is scheduled to have a second surgery on Sunday morning to again "clean" his wound. He will likely have to go through this 2-3 more times. For now, they have left his wound "open" like it was initially after his amputation.

I think we are all feeling a bit deflated.

This isn't a comparison by any means--but this keeps running through my mind.

I am sure each of you have heard about the terrible tragedy that happened in Yellowstone a day or so ago--A man was tragically killed by a bear while hiking with his wife. According to the news story I read, the couple saw the bear and the husband told his wife to run. She escaped and he was killed. So very terrible. My heart aches for this family and I am truly sorry for their loss.

On the bottom of the article people could make comments. One of the first comments was from a family who said something like, they were at Yellowstone at the exact same place as this event, but had had to leave moments before, because the wife had come down with a kidney stone . A comment under that had said that "God's hands must have been protecting their family" (the family with the kidney stone).

Someone under that had commented "I guess God didn't like the guy who was killed by the bear" Initially, this made me angry and also sad for the people who were so misinformed.

Today, when my Mom called to tell me about Scott, I couldn't help asking "Why?" Why again? Why does Scott have to "start over again?" This Yellowstone story popped in my head and I was immediately humbled. God loves us, and Scott. This is not a punishment and we will get through this.