Just saw the surgeon...again, he said everything went well...but that Ron's was not the typical gall bladder surgery so recovery will be different. Basically the gall bladder was "stuck" to everything but the liver which is the one thing it should have been up against. Due to scar tissue from previous surgeries, things were basically "stuck" together up against the abdominal wall and removing all the scar tissue left everthing raw, inflamed and angry so that's why he's had so much pain.
His prostrate is also enlarged and he has not been able to urinate so they shot him up with some Demerol and Phenergan and after that kicked in they had to catheterize him..YIKES...That was no fun!!!! They'll leave that in for a while. After all that poking and prodding, he is finally sleeping. So...I'm going to take advantage of this time and try to get in a nap! Progress is painfully slow, but it is progress!
More later!
Love, Christie
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