On February 8th my mom was admitted into St. Joseph Memorial Hospital for high blood pressure and chest pain. They then discovered that her gallbladder was only working 4% and needed to be removed. Dr. Frederick Dressen performed a laproscopic surgery on February 12th.
On Sunday February 13th she was admitted again to St. Joseph Hospital for abdominal pain. After a couple days she was transferred to Memorial Hospital to have surgery. The surgery was to repair two sections of her colon and was in recovery from February 15th to the 23rd.
Unfortunately, an infection had shown up on the CT scan. Dr. Dressen decided to perform another surgery where he would remove the infection. Things seemed to be looking up after this surgery she was moved from ICU to the IMCU and was able to eat. She was so spoiled with great food from Mary Lou's, Thai Taste, and Wendy's. Then, on March 3 the doctor ordered a CT scan to check on her progress and they found a small leak where her colon had been repaired. After many weeks of highs and lows Keith decided that it would be best for her to be transferred to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
So far her stay in St. Louis has been good the doctors inserted a drain to help the leak repair. She has been up walking this morning and sitting in her chair watching TV. She has also been enjoying her beautiful window view from the seventeenth floor. Today was also a great day because her CT scan read that there was no new infection. GOOD DAY! I love you mom!
"My Mom is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune." -Graycie Harmon
PS I got my mom a dry erase board to write bible versus and positive affirmations for her to read everyday to keep her going! I will post them on her also :)
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