Surgeriffic
Katie received a call on Thursday of last week asking her if she was free to be admitted to hospital for surgery on a recurrent back problem. Knowing it would mean a greater chance of not getting any complications in future, she took it.
Yesterday she was admitted, straightforward exploratory surgery on an existing scar area on her back, a small operation. The operation lasted just over an hour and she sailed through it, so much so she was asking for a big dinner when she was wheeled back into the ward, having been Nil By Mouth for nearly 27 hours.
The only problem yesterday was the waiting. Having booked into the ward at 10am, we were seen by consultants and told that her operation was the last on the list for that particular ward. This meant we ended up waiting seven hours in the ward just sitting there counting down the minutes until she was prepared for surgery.
I have had to go into work this morning but I will be leaving early to go and see her, she’s been a brave one and I can’t wait to see her cute little smile later today.
aw, She’s a brave one. All the best of luck to you both and here’s hoping its all good from here. You worried me with your update from facebook.
@jiva
Sorry about that, I didn’t mean it to be so dramatic! Thanks for your wishes, I will pass them on
Good to hear
Bet she loves you so much for putting a hospital picture up though? Aha
She doesn’t mind, she wanted me to put it on Facebook!
If you come out of hospital without actually _getting_ a disease, these days, yer doing alright.
she looks unscratched from the photo. they do make you wait for hours is its not an emergency
This was a previously booked appointment though Data, I admit you tend to wait in accident and emergency but she was told to come in a few hours before the operation, not wait 7 hours