Sorry for the late post...it's been a long day for the both of us.
Kenan checked in at 6:30 this morning. She changed into her gown and we played a heated game of "words with friends" then they were ready for her at 8:30 am. This is when I get to eat breakfast with Betty White (our favorite Holiday Inn Express worker).
Dr. Gonsalves came out at 11:15 to tell me how the procedure went. The last procedure she treated the right liver lobe and used 2 arteries, which took 90 mins. This procedure she treated the left lobe. The procedure lasted 2 hrs and she used 2 new arteries and 1 from last time. This also means that she administered 1.5 times the drug (Kenan is a tough cookie)!
The hardest part is the 6 hours of bed rest that follows the procedure. 5:15pm was the magic number that the Dr. gave me in the recovery room for the end of bed rest. Kenan made it! She slept 5.5 hrs which made it a little better, but still not an easy task.
Now she is off of bed rest but the drug is giving her bad stomach pains. The left side of the liver is very close to your GI tract so when they administer the medicine it can cause terrible heartburn/stomach pains. She is getting pain meds and sleeping so she will be ready for discharge around 9am tomorrow.
We thank everyone for the kind words and can't wait to get back home. No picture this time...hospital doesn't have wifi (boooo).
Love
Kenan and Billy
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