Back from Calgary
Myrtle had her operation on the hernia in her diaphragm. Until recently, we thought the hernia was more of a weak spot than a hole, but it was actually a HOLE so big that nearly her ENTIRE stomach was in her chest cavity! I was there when the surgeon came around yesterday, so I got this information from him.
At any rate, Myrtle, despite her age and that she was high-risk in other ways, came through this surgery with the proverbial “flying colours”. The nurses were remarking that they’d never seen a patient use their morphine pump so much (the at-liberty pain-control thingy) but I reminded them to look at the chart to see how much THIS patient uses at home in a day. Myrtle is accustomed to quite a high level of morphine (and in the hospital might have been suffering alcohol withdrawal as well). Perhaps Myrtle’s pain in back will be more manageable with the other problems (breathing, eating) taken care of. Her surgery was done laparoscopically and that should make a huge difference in recovery, though it’s still considered a major procedure.
All is well otherwise. I left the Pet Hostel in Gary’s hands for a few days. One of those hands got fairly badly bitten by a “Shih Tzu” that is unpredictable, but he’s just laughing at himself now. The dog has gone home, and Gary told the owner “no problems”. All else at the kennels went smoothly.
Must get out to feed-water-walk the guests.
Talk to you again soon. ~Ann
