This morning they took Mom in for her procedures and promptly brought her back, but really did not tell us why, they said we had to wait for the surgeon. (I learned this from my brother on the phone.) I arrived at the hospital just as the surgeon arrived to tell us that we were dealing with a totally different situation. They found a perforated ulcer in her duodenum as they were looking at the contrast on the scan to mark where to place the drain. Everyone was a little shocked because they said if one of us had what she had we would be screaming in pain.
After the shock of the ulcer discovery, we were told she needed immediate surgery to repair the hole, as in within the hour.
She was in surgery for a little over 2 hours and in recovery for a little longer than 2 hours to get her blood pressure regulated. The doctor said he was amazed how well she did. They placed the filter for the blood clots first and then patched the ulcer.
Mom will probably be in the hospital for at least a week. It will be a challenge to keep her down once she starts to feel better. They already put in a PICC line because she kept pulling out her IV. Now she has a NG tube...good luck with that nurses.
At least they found the problem and have fixed it. As the surgeon said though, getting through the surgery probably wasn't the hard part, it will be getting through the recovery.
She still will probably have to have some other tests done to find out if there are any blood clots in her heart.
Good thing she is such a tough old lady.
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Continued Prayers! Thanks for the update on you Mom.
Big Hugs
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