All good wishes to Helen. The car park boom is broken so as soon as she come out of her anaesthetic I will call her for instructions. It seems we have something in common, I had a vertebra in my neck fused. I vowed to give up smoking during the period, but on the second day that I was receiving visitors, my will broke, and I scrounged a delightful Camel from one of my visitors. Blessings to Helen, she does so much for this village. Brian
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Bev <[email protected]> wrote: > 6.50 pm - Tues, 16 March 2010: Dr Singh has just tucked Helen in > for the night. > He even had her say a couple of (indicipherable) words to me on his > cell phone. > He says they did ".....a pretty good fusion and those screws are > nicely positioned......but she's going to have to take things very > easy for a while, while her spine heals." > She lost a couple of pints of blood but an infusion doesn't seem > necessary..... > > HERE'S TO DRS SINGH AND MAKAN AND **MODERN TECHNOLOGY** ! > > Bev > Over and out > > > On Mar 16, 6:20 pm, Bev <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > -- 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
