Mom update

[collwen]

They took the gall bladder out on Saturday. Usually it takes about 1 hour, and it took 2.25 hours for her. She also took longer to get out of the anesthesia then they expected, and they had to put her on oxygen after her O2 levels went too low.

So, today they noticed that bile was draining into the wrong area, so they went to put in a stent to cover the spot they took out the gall bladder. The bile duct was too narrow to do so, but thankfully not blocked. They're going to have to monitor her, see if the amount of drainage is too much or manageable (and decreasing). If it's too much, they'll have to operate with more invasive surgery again to try to patch up the area that is leaking bile.

In the meantime, she again woke up slower than they liked. And her O2 levels dropped again. And she seems to be holding onto too much fluid. So, she was going to go to regular care, then got moved to Progressive Care, then moved to Intensive Care.....


I'm going to go insane.

Comments

[skitten.livejournal.com]

ooh boy....
*hug*
moms in the hospital are worrying creatures (my mom had three back surgeries, 2 shoulder surgeries & a spine fusion surgery)
I hope she gets better soon sweety :(

[pickledtink.livejournal.com]

Oh ((((Millie)))) I hope she's on the mend soon. Let me know if I can do anything for you.

[auntiero.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[finland-serf.livejournal.com]

Hugs for you sweetums! Hang in there...

[anibas1111.livejournal.com]

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