Sorry...........I meant Helen was still in surgery at 5.50 pm (when Dr Singh phoned). I got the time wrong. Bev
On Mar 16, 6:13 pm, Bev <[email protected]> wrote: > HELEN STILL IN SURGERY 4:50 PM - 16.3.2010 > > Dr Singh has just phoned to say the surgery "....has gone well" and > that Helen should be in the Recovery Room by about 5.20 pm. > So that's about 3.5 hours in surgery. > He will phone again once she has regained consciousness. > > Bev > > Umm......he has also arranged for Helen to have "Nicotine > patches" (for "medical purposes") while she's hospitalised. > I tried to persuade her to give up smoking in view of the fact that > she would have to "give up anyway" for a week or so. > She �...@^% at me and made me vow to bring her cigarettes with me when > I finally collect her from hospital. > > On Mar 16, 4:33 pm, Bev <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > I left Helen-of-Obs just outside the operating theatre at the Vincent > > Pallotti Hospital today at a few minutes to 2 p.m. > > As spunky as ever and seemingly unafraid. > > > Surgery was due to begin at 2 p.m. > > And the operation on the lower vertebrae of her spine (which is/was > > "unstable") will last anything from 3 to 5 hours says her > > Anaesthetist. > > So she should come out theatre between 5 and 7 p.m. today. > > After which, she goes into High Care for approximately 24 hours. > > > She is having a spinal implant (three pairs of screws!), decompression > > and fusion. > > > I understand it will be best not to visit her until Friday, 19 March, > > when you will find her somewhere in the PROTEA Ward. > > It's thought she'll be in hospital for about a week. > > After which she is likely to be out of action for about 3 to 4 months. > > > She sends her love to everyone............very especially Lucy ! > > > Her Anaesthetist said he'd phone me, if possible, once she was out of > > theatre to let me know how she was doing. > > > HERE'S RAISING A GLASS TO YOU HELEN !!! > > > Bev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
