Semi-colon

Mom's Right Hemicolectomy went well and she is okay!  The surgeon appeared to talk to us about 2 hours and 15 minutes after the surgery began.  He said that no problems or complications were obvious during the surgery, although some could appear anytime within two weeks following the surgery.  Because of her age and delicate state of health, the surgeon thought it prudent to place her in CCU (Critical Care Unit) overnight for observation and move her to a regular hospital room sometime tomorrow.  Dad and I are so relieved!

Now that Mom has only a portion of her colon (:) left, does that mean she has a semi-colon (;)?

The resected portion of Mom's colon is being soaked in a "fixative" to make the tissues firm so they can saw through them and see how far the tumor had actually grown.  That will tell them whether the tumor was contained only in the colon (Stage I), whether adjacent tissues were affected (Stage II), whether the cancer spread to the lymph nodes (Stage III), or whether other organs might have been affected (Stage IV).  Right now, they are thinking/hoping that the cancer is only Stage I or Stage II, but we will not know for sure for another 2 or 3 days.

The pastor of my parents' church was out of town and not available to be with us today, so he asked another pastor to sit with us during the waiting period while Mom was in surgery.

I've been up for about 34 hours straight, without any sleep, and I am dead on my feet.



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