Lynn finally left recovery and made it to her room around 2:30 PM. Looooong day for her considering she went into the OR around 8:00 AM.
The long stay in recovery was due to "junk" (congestion) in her upper respiratory system which I'm told can typically result from tubes used during surgery. They kept her extra long to do x-rays and monitor her just to be certain. The usual breathing exercises will resolve this over next couple days.
Doctor Fleming dropped by again about 30 minutes ago to check on Lynn. I received more details on the procedure. The prior incision had to be completely reopened to address the problem. IMO, this is about as wide as the abdomen can be opened. In guessing from the doctor's description something like a 12" x 12" piece of Prosthetic Mesh was "installed" (here's to guessing it resembles duct tape).
Lynn has a morphine pump for pain control and is still on O2. When they first hooked up the pump, she said pain was a "9" on a scale from 1-10. As one would expect, she's pretty much out of it... but doing well!
The doctor believes she'll be here anywhere from 2-3 days to 5-6 days depending on progress. So at least through the weekend is the best guess right now.
Really feel for her but she has a much higher threshold for pain than I do.
ReplyDeleteThat pump will work wonders! You may hear some good stories, Rogers! Take care. I know you are worn out too. Love and prayers to all of you.
Linda