Some of you may know and to others this may be new news but Mom is in the hospital. She under went a routine colonoscopy on Friday, was pleased at how easy the procedure went... however, as can occur with a small percentage of those that undergo this procedure, she developed complications. Saturday morning she began having severe lower abdominal pains. As the morning progressed they got worse and she drove herself to the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente Harbor City (I know, I know! ). Thankfully they performed a CT Scan right away and discovered a tear in the sigmoid area of the colon, resulting from the colonoscopy procedure. They immediately hospitalized her.
Currently her vitals are good, they have her on an antibiotic IV, dilaudid for pain, no food or drink. The doctors are hoping she'll heal naturally and thus avoid having to be surgically repaired. She'll be in the hospital at least until Wednesday, she's in pain, her spirits are good but she's very tired. I'll keep you updated as she progresses and ask you to please keep her in your prayers!
A Long Journey....
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