Maddie Joy, the Bravest Girl in the World!!!

You should've see her from the back with her little chubby buns hangin out! She is the only patient in the world that makes a hospital gown look dang cute!

Right after she was placed back in our arms after surgery. I just couldn't let go! My arms have never ached to hold her as much as they did at this moment!

Its almost the close of an incredibly emotional and tiring day. In the room down the hall my daughter sleeps peacefully (probably drug induced) as she ever has. Today started off at 5:00am. We were taken into Children's surgical unit at 7 and walked through everything that Maddies surgery would entail. What doctors!!! We were all so blown away by the amount of information that we were given, and the time and comfort that each staff member we came into contact with paid us.
At 7:30 Maddie was given and dose of a sedative that made her the happiest little drunk this side of the Mississippi! She was laughing so hard she was crying, and I think it comforted all of us that she was in such a good place mentally. They took her back to the operating room shortly after and then the waiting began.................
An hour and a half later we were paged and brought back to the recovery room where she would be brought to us once awake. That was when our Dr. came in and walked us through every step that we had missed out on.
The necrotic lymph node was found to be much bigger and more infected than originally thought. They had to remove a lot of tissue and nodes that had also become infected, and accidentally nicked a blood vessel in the process that required stiches. Some of the infected matter inside the node leaked out into the open wound so they then had to irrigate and cauterize. Because of all of this he said that Maddie is now more likely to get an infection, or to have issues with lymph leakage, two things we are going to be praying wont happen or we will have to go in for further surgeries. Please pray with us for that!
There is going to be a lot of testing and biopsy done on the extracted tissues, and hopefully we will be getting to the bottom of this within the next few days.
The best part of all of this day was when Madelyn was in our arms again! I felt like my heart had been put back into my chest and my lungs could expand once again! She had to be the most pitiful little thing youve ever seen. She had been intebated, during surgery so when she saw us she was just barely able to mumble something in the most dry little raspy voice...so sad! She took all afternoon to find herself again, and wont really be able to walk for the next few days. She is handling all of this so much better than could ever have been expected and is just the bravest little person! We couldnt be more ecstatic or joyful that our little baby home and healthy, and we give our God all the glory! He was next to her in that operating room when we couldnt be, gave us peace when we couldnt find it in anywhere else, and is going to bring this full circle with no infection or leakage!
Thank your for your prayers and support. We are so blessed with the friends and family that we have. We felt you with us in spirit, and thank God for your presence in our lives.