Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 wendy, sending you strenght and prayers to help you thru this time, take care and hugs, sharon m ---- wtheri1022@... wrote: Hello All I am so out of the loop and have missed you all. As I had posted, mom went into the hospital on Mon. the 14th and had a very difficult and complicated gall bladder surgery. Our worst fears were realized when yet another scope procedure revealed that her liver bile duct had been compromised in the surgery. She was transferred to San Francisco hospital on Sunday and underwent ANOTHER surgery on Tues. morning which included a liver duct repair (they actually hook it up to a part of your small intestine) and a long overdue repair on a diaphragmatic hernia. It has been 11 days of intense stress. She is doing remarkably well for having been through so much. She was detached from several gizmos today and had a tiny walk. Since she is progressing I have returned home for a few days to check my mail, pay some bills and get some clean clothes. When we dashed out of here on Sunday, chasing the ambulance to the city, we had no idea what we were doing. As luck would have it, our niece is out of town until labor day and she offered up her apt. which is only 4 blocks from the hospital. It is a God send! I was able to be without my car all week with easy walk to hospital, grocery shop at the corner and good coffee across the street. It is good to be home but I will head back on Sunday. We knew Mom was a ticking bomb with her health problems she refused to deal with over the past few years. We are just thankful that she didn't blow while we were out of town or something. She would never call for help and probably would have died if I hadn't been here to get her to the Dr. Looking back I think Lewy has been her companion for several years. I will never feel comfortable again leaving town without someone watching over her. The next hurdle is figuring out what happens when she gets released from the hospital. She may have to recouperate at a skilled nursing facility which will be just great with me. This was ten times worse than if she had just deal with things when she should have but I am trying not to think about that. Thanks for listening. I look forward to catching up on some posts as time allows in the next two days. & Mom Ginny 83 and tough as nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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