ValleyRD Mailing List: Kay's U-Date A-4 - - - -

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Good Evening - - - -
Re-Group - - -  Today Kay was told the mess she has is an abscess.   She 
was told that it
was the size of a golf ball and they were going to let the antibiotics 
take it course.  Great
News - -   The doctor earlier in the day did push in the area of the 
incision and he was able
to squeezed some of the infection out.  This was after she had half of 
her staples (13 of them)
removed.  She was then told that if there had to be some cutting to 
clean the wound it would
be done with a local antiseptic and not with surgery in the OR.
When I got there this afternoon she was just finishing up a meal.  This 
consisted of Potato
Soup, Ice Cream, Milk and a few other things.  Cannot remember all right 
now.  She was fairly
chipper and doing OK.  While I was there she had some visitors and when 
they left another
couple came in to visit with her.  Earlier in the day she had one other 
couple.  During the switch
of visitors she felt like she was wet and she noticed that she was 
leaking from the bandage
covering the incision.  She notified the nurse and she told that she 
would come back and change
it after she got her shower/bath.  A little bit later the nurse came 
back to give her the shower/bath.
While this was taking place I, with the other couple, went to the 
cafeteria to grab a bite to eat.
While we were talking in the cafeteria Kay called and told me that she 
was ready for visitors
and we could come back.  I told her she would have to wait for I just 
got another cup of coffee.
We left a little bit after that and when we got to the room she was 
sitting up in the chair eating
dinner.  She had Potato Soup, again, but she liked it, Jell-o, a 
Pudding, Milk and Cranberry Juice.
She did eat most of her soup and was starting on the pudding.  After a 
little while longer we
left.  She was chipper, talking and feeling good but then she just had a 
shower/bath, was eating
and just had a "Happy Shot".  Who wouldn't feel good.
Once I got home I took care of some choirs around the house and came in 
to check messages on
the computer.  While I was doing this Kay called me and told me the 
surgeon was in and he has
decided to operate on Kay tomorrow morning.  He wants to open her up to 
remove the infection.
He plans on keeping the wound open (?) while it heals.  I do not know 
the time of the surgery and
if she will be back in the same room or not.
Guy's please hold off on visiting or calling her at this time.  I will 
try and send out a message tomorrow
afternoon once I find out something.  If not tomorrow afternoon, 
tomorrow evening for sure.  We felt
that we were so close to having this under control. Hopefully, this will 
get her on the road to recovery
a lot faster.
Well, I better be going.  I have to call the kids and mom on this.  I 
really hate to do this for I do not want
them to try and get down here before the surgery.  She is in good hands 
and there is nothing they can
really do.
Take care and have a great night - - -  Ski's