.. so I visited Nana this afternoon .. she is looking a lot brighter .. still has the nasa-gastra tube and on saline and glucose IV to get her dehydration sorted ..
The specialists and doctors talked to my Mum and my Aunty this morning .. the news was 1/2 good and 1/2 not ..
.. they said that the results show that her hernia near where the colostomy site is had enlarged and was protruding through the colon and that had caused the colon to double up and twist .. causing the obstruction .. and then with the compaction it had blown her tummy up and pushed all the other organs up (sort of like when you're pregnant) and that was also causing her breathing issues .. so the next step is that they are looking at maybe doing surgery to rectify/help the hernia situation
.. so that's the good part .. well good compared to the other ..
.. the bad part is that they have found a tumor on her lungs (weird considering it wasn't here just a little while ago) .. but with her emphysema and enlarged heart and position of the tumor they feel that surgery etc may not be the best form of action ..
.. she seems quite calm about it and said to me "I've got the C in my lungs .. but what can you do really ...?" and shrugged her shoulders ..
.. she is still quite frail .. and seemed so little in the hospital chair .. but 85 year olds probably do look like that .. she just always seems so invincible and always bounces back!!
.. but I can see that a lot of it is wearing her down .. and she looks more and more thinner each time I see her .. :-(
Anyway .. we will see what the doctors say on Monday as they are having a think about the lung situation .. and I wonder whether she will go home on oxygen again .. mmmmm ..
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