At around 12 noon, Dr. Skibber came out. He had finished the surgery and said everything went as well as could be expected. He did save the rectum (sorry, more TMI), so she won't require a permanent 'bag.' That was my mom's biggest worry. The best news is that the cancer hasn't spread to any other organs. She does have some 'permanent' scar tissue in her small intestine from the prior crazy surgery and from the radiation. That, Dr. Skibber said, is the case with anyone who's had abdominal or intestinal surgery. Yes, there could be minor issues with that, but it's nothing major. He let us know yesterday that if there was a significant amount of scar tissue or damage there, that he would cut it. It wasn't necessary, so that's good.
We still won't be able to see her for another 1-3 hours. She'll remain in the hospital for about a week and across the street for another week.
Hmmm...I think that's basically it for now. Thanks bye.
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