We need this little bird to bring cheer! Woody's surgery took longer than planned...which meant in my mind that he was having what I call "the big bad kind"...an open gall bladder surgery rather than a laparoscopic surgery. And, I was right...but they did start laparoscopically...so he has those incisions too. At this point Melany and I have not seen him. We are sitting in the "family room" near where Woody's first room was. We're waiting for a room to be available. The doctor said that it was much more extensive than he expected. He discovered that the gall bladder had attached itself to the duodenum...making a hole in it. They removed as much of the gall bladder as they could and patched the hole. He has a feeding tube in one nostril and a stomach drain in the other and two drains in his abdomen. It will not be an easy healing process. That healing process is further hindered by the fact that Woody went under the surgery in confused state which will probably be more confused due to anesthesia and drugs given during surgery, etc. He will have to be constrained to keep himself from pulling anything out that he shouldn't, etc. I knew that he could never get through dialysis without constraints the way he was last night...no way could he sit still for three hours and be still enough to get him connected. This is really only a partial report...I will fill in more details as I find them out. Prayers are definitely appreciated. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!
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