Surgery is complete, Jude is fine and recovering
Sorry for the long delay for getting this post up but there was no internet access anywhere even close in the viscinity of the hospital.
Jude’s surgery was a SUCCESS and she is now dealing with all the fun stuff that recovery has to offer. The procedure releases CO2 into the stomach or body or something and she’s having some pretty bad gas pain. Apparently that’s normal. She’s already been out of bed once and done a lap of the floor (in record time compared to the other surgical laggards in the wing). Sorry friends, but I think Jude’s current BFF is the morphine shot button which she’s been leaning on all day (I believe we got up to 40 total today).
The plan is for some x-rays tomorrow morning to determine if there is any ‘leaking’ and then Friday she’ll be discharged and enjoy the four hour trip back home to Toronto.
I asked Jude for a comment for the internet and she responded with “ggghhhhhrrrrsslllllluuhhhhhhhh”.
Maybe I should have asked her BEFORE the morphine shot. My bad.
Thanks for all the well wishes from anyone and everyone. It was a stressful 2 1/2 hrs from when we last saw her pre-op to when the doctor finally came out to tell us that everything was ok. If you have Jude’s cellphone #, feel free to send her a well wishing txt message.
