Faina is beginning to despair over whether or not she will ever get out of Hopkins. Sharing her feelings in darker terms with Dr. Schulick he replied, "I promised I will get you through this and you will get through this" and you will get your life back. It has now been 16 days in the Weinberg building.
This morning's CT scan showed that her intestines are not blocked, the contrast made it through practically to the terminus of the GI system. Encouraging news. It also revealed that she has a small leak in her intestines, around the sutchers now connecting her esophagus to her small intestine. There is also fluid pooling just under the skin at her belly. For now the prescription is closely monitoring her progress, giving her time to heal, and draining the leaks. A third surgery remains a possibility, but is on the back burner for now. Pain is consistently a nine. Envisioning a discharge date is not a subject of active speculation.
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relieved that there is an explanation to this mornings emergency, and that though the healing is slower than desired, the drs. are on top of the situation.
ReplyDeleteWe're thiniking of you. Let me know if there is something we can do; bring something homecooked to hopkins, something to make her room more homey.
Shabbat shalom,
Steve