Irene on Way to Hospital-Update More when I know.

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Irene is currently on her way to the hospital. She talked to her GI, not

surprisingly calling from work which she went in to today, and he told

her to get there. He's called the hospital so hopefully she won't have

an awful time in ER. The feeling is that since now she's not had a bowel

movement for over 30 hours they need to proceed with the surgery.

ly, I like that idea rather than another six weeks or so of painful

waiting and she does too, although she would have preferred a little

planning and at least her pj's.

In the middle of it all she was still able to laugh. She's taking bus,

train and taxi to get there. She couldn't call an ambulance because they

would have only taken her to the nearest hospital, not the one her

doctor wants her in. I told her not to let them send her out of that

hospital until she felt well. I don't care what they do, but she just

can't be sent back home to suffer as she is. I don't know how she's held

up this long. I have had almost the same surgery and though it takes

some recovery time, I know it's a whole lot less suffering than what

she's been going through.

I'm going to a concert tonight but she's promised to text me before it

and to let me know later if she's in a room, headed to surgery, or what.