prayers please!

Amy and I just returned from the wound healing center where she had another mist treatment. The original wound area is looking so much better and skin is forming rapidly there. The part of the wound that was opened up and cleaned out during her last surgery has a lot of protein build up and it's keeping the healthy granulated tissue from rising up where we need it to be. This Thursday we have to give Amy a hefty dose of Vicodin a couple of hours before she sees the Dr. His plan is to scrape and clean as much of the wound as he can in the office. If the pain gets to be too much for Amy, however, we'll have to go back to the hospital for another outpatient surgery. This would be her 7th surgery since June of 2007. Our prayer is that Amy will be able to tolerate the procedure in the office. If only her determination were enough! The Dr said it will be a quick procedure. Amy's response was "all I have to do is keep breathing!" She's one tough girl. We know that God never gives us more than we can handle, but sometimes I wish He didn't think so highly of her!
I called the Dr in Denver today about having her seen for the RSD. There are a few dominoes that have to fall before we can make that happen, but we're hopeful things will fall in place soon. It would be great if she could be seen over the Christmas break so she won't miss more school. But at this point we'll do whatever it takes to get the help she needs. Keep checking back for updates as we find out more. Thanks again for your love and prayers.