Gall Bladder is OUT!

Dear Fods,

This will be a quick update regarding Debbie’s surgery today. Everything went very well – the procedure was done laproscopily and she is expected to be discharged tomorrow morning – some time.

We arrived at HUP @ 8:00 and departed around 5:30. The commutes on either side were very good. We waited for a few hours in the Admissions Department – no surprise – but our special friend visited twice and as things progressed, they were obviously “greased” for Debbie. I was able to stay with Debbie until she was wheeled into the OR and prepped for surgery. Joey took the day off today and was nice company for both of us.

The procedure went very well and the surgeon was very surprised that there was not more scar tissue from the earlier procedure. The scar tissue was the big differentiator between the lap and a full procedure. Lucky for Deb on this one.

We had one HUP moment when I was called to the phone to speak with the “doctor” who was the wrong doctor! After a few minutes, we both realized that we were talking about the wrong person. However, there was one blushing Admin before that was done.

Debbie has a private room on Silverstein 1225 and is doing her best as usual. She moved herself from the gurney to the bed and twice to the bathroom while we were there. She is trying to do laps, without the Lap Nazi, to relieve the air accumulated in her abdomen during the procedure. We hope to have Debbie home early tomorrow.

Debbie sends her love to all.