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Friday, November 04, 2005

Quick Update

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Thanks to everyone who sent their get well wishes. I'll make sure I tell Steve about it when I see him again in about an hour :-).

Here's a quick update of what's been going on. The surgery went well and Steve got back to the room at around 7:30pm. He's sleeping on and off, and is still sore from the surgery. We're playing it by ear to see if he's feeling well enough to come home today. The doctor recommended that he start being active bit by bit, and to take deep breaths even if it hurts. You see, the procedure requires that his stomach be pumped with carbon dioxide so they can go in there with the lasers and the camera and do the procedure. There will always be residual carbon dioxide left after such a surgery and one of the ways to dissipate it more quickly is for him to take deep breaths. If he doesn't take deep breaths, fluid could build in his lungs and lead to pneumonia. He's going to end up coughing which is going to make him hurt even more.

It breaks my heart to see him in pain, but better a little preventive pain now than a lot of pain later, especially pain that could have been avoided.

Family came to visit yesterday. It was wonderful to have them over. Steve was a little out of it, but I know he appreciates people visiting and wishing him well.

I'm going back to the hospital soon after getting cleaned up (spent the night at the hospital) and feeding and walking the dogs, but I wanted to make sure I kept everyone updated :-). Thanks again and I hope to have Steve back home soon :-).

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