Well today the nausea persists but has lessened slightly. I called Dr. Hoh's PA and she told me to make an appointment with our local doctor. She said the nausea should have passed from the pain meds and the impaction, if it really was one. She is worried about a urinary track infection or an ulcer.

So late this afternoon we went to Dr. Vendryes here in Vero. He does not agree with the PA statement that the nausea is not caused from the pain meds just because Holly has been off of them for a couple of days, he says actually they stay in your system for a period of time and are flushed out eventually with time. But how can they be flushed out in the past few days because she had limited fluid and food intake. He checked her out for infection and an ulcer and doesnt think that is it at all. He is blaming the pain meds, not even considering the lack of pooping for causing the nausea. He said for an impaction to cause extreme nausea it usually is associated with pain in the abdominal region which Holly did not have. Anyway he is doing blood and urine work in the morning to make sure there is nothing going on. He believes the nausea is just from the pain meds. We will see.

I also inquired about the nausea being from the brain surgery but the PA stated specifically, "I can guarantee you that the nausea has nothing to do with the surgery", and she has been a neurosurgery PA for 20+ years and so she knows. She has been so helpful through all of this.

Praise God for Holly being here having these troubles. These troubles are nothing compared to what might have been if the annie decided to rupture. It is a great comfort to know God will solve all of this, His schedule is sometimes different than what our desired schedule is but He will work it all out. One of my favorite sayings is: We live our life going forward with faith, and we understand our life looking back. God has a purpose for all of this, we may or may not eventually know what it is but we go forward knowing God is precisely preparing each step of our lives before we take it. There is great comfort in knowing that.