Nancy L. Update - Explanation of Spleen Removal

Also posted on DS Forum.

ANGEL UPDATE:

I talked with Nancy L. today who was switched on Wednesday.... you may recall that Nancy had  issues during surgery that required a conversion to open, as well as having her spleen removed (in addition to her gall bladder and appendix that was already planned).

Nancy has been up and walking.  She is able to have ice chips.  Her pain is being controlled with morphine and she described it as not bad at all. 

She said that either the artery leading to the spleen or the spleen itself had been nicked during surgery and that removal was the only way to control the bleeding.

I told her that should've been good for another 5 pounds lost (jokingly), but she said when she weighed today, it was a gain.... all those liquids during and after surgery....  :O(

Anyway, she is in good spirits and she sounded good too.  Yay!

She's been told she may go home on Monday.

Deb
kccruisecats

Hi, Deb.
Thank you for the update on Nancy. Bless her heart, she really got a "new" body, in more ways than one. I'm so glad that she's doing well, and I'll pray that she can, indeed, come home Monday. If you talk to her again, before then, please tell her that Mary is thinking of and praying for her.
Blessings,
Mary

Thank you, Mary!  I'll tell her.

Deb
kccruisecats

Just curious - who did her surgery?