okay folks. so gigglemom got out of surgery at about 11:15am.
i didn't get to see her til about 3pm in the recovery unit (i had to wear a yellow scrub/gown.thingy --- felt like i was about to go deliver a baby ---WHICH, by the way, yesterday my youngest cousin matthew and his wife had their first child --- really cute baby girl named allyson paige --- AND my other cousin chrissy went in yesterday to deliver her 3rd kid - still haven't heard the news on that)
so i went in to see mom ---- first, the surgeon came out to chat - said that the first graft that he did 5 years ago on her aorta was occluded (blocked) and that it was "weird" because they don't usually become so after that surgery (way to go gigglemom with the weird surgical malfunction)
second, they went in under the collarbone (which i think i explained) and did a graft that starts near the shoulder then travels alllllllllll the way to the right leg, then travels overrrrrrrr to the left leg.
so, then he said that the leg pain and numbness that she's been having since last week, will most likely NOT be helped by this - and that she's going to need major therapy.
so, i think in my future, i am going to have to get this house to rights (messy. if you've read my site for quite a while, you know that i am a slob) and possibly get it up on the market and find a one level pad for her (and i.) to live
i think i need to buy a lottery ticket tonight.
anyway - right now, she's not in a room, she's in the recovery unit because they don't have any beds available. actually, i am FINE with this because the nurses in the recovery unit were on her like flies on sugar.
last time with the AAA, she was on a ventilator for a couple of days and all. this time when i saw her she was only on the nasal oxygen (not even the oxygen mask thing) and the doctor said that in and of itself was a miracle.
so, that's all i know.
my aunt judy, my dad and my stepmother stayed with me for like 5 hours, so that was nice.
so... thank you guys for all of the prayers, thoughts, well-wishes
(she just called me on the phone as i was typing this - told me she's now in a room - and was saying something, and because it sounded like it hurt to talk i said "that's okay, you don't have to tell me, i know already" and so then she was like "well, i'm going to go" and i was in the middle of saying "i love ya" and i heard her talking to a nurse and saying "she's annoying me")
yeah that's frigging great.
nurse, can you effing up the amount of morphine you're pumping into her system, please? thanks.
[UPDATE 8:05PM... GM just called again, don't think she remembers the first call. she sounded better and was in good spirits - albeit a little down about her legs... one day/one foot at a time.]
