Mission Accomplished!

The surgery went well and lasted about three hours. Dr. Poultcides and his team removed the bowel section with the blockage/tumor. They also removed several other small tumors not yet causing problems. And, they did in fact remove the gall bladder which was inflamed. 

Kristi is now back in her room. As usual she is pretty zonked out but doing well. She’s definitely in pain, but the first 6 hours after surgery are usually easier that the days to come — lots of residual medication and anesthesia. 

The surgeon told me that it is likely Kristi will need five days in the hospital to recover. He said gut surgery is fairly invasive and of course they want to make sure she’s able to eat and get it all the way through her system before going home. 

He also said it may be slow going for a while. I think he probably wants to error on the side of caution and not make any promises. Which, is a good thing. 

We haven’t seen the PET report yet. I am anxious to see it as Dr. Poultcides mentioned that there are a few other areas of concern that today’s procedure couldn’t take care of. I’m sure we will be meeting with Dr. Ganjoo (Kristi’s oncologist) soon to discuss. 

That will be another day and another post. For now, what was a fairly risky operation, considering the totality of her health issues, is complete. 

I know we sound like a broken record, but the love, support, and well wishes are extremely comforting and appreciated. Thank you!

May I suggest…

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