[Dailydrool] Buford--post surgery update

[Heidi I Sarver]

The surgeon called a little bit ago and said that Buford did very  
well.  Fortunately I have nothing new to report since the last update  
as nothing additional was found/done to him.  He is going to be  
monitored very closely through the entire night as they need to make  
sure he does not have an abdominal bleed.  He's on morphine (I could  
use some) and if he's stable enough he will come home tomorrow.  I  
flat out told the surgeon that I'm in no rush to get him home if he's  
safer there.  I'll pay the extra hospitalization charges to keep him  
there until Sunday just to make sure he's really ok the return home.   
He said he understood and that we would take it day by day.

Recap:

Gastropexy (stomach tacking)
Removal of spleen due to multiple nodules
Partial liver lobectomy due to the finding of a nodule
Tissue samples being sent for biopsy of stomach lining, intestines  
and the spleen/liver to UPENN
Clear evidence of esophagus damage from acid reflux (to be treated  
most likely with Prilosec)

Thank you all for being there for him (and me too).  I'll drop a note  
when he's home either tomorrow or Sunday.

--heidi (and the gang)