Really good news. The surgery went very well--the doctor not only cleaned up and removed most of the clot (which, by the way, measured roughly 2 ft long by 1 inch in diameter), but he also found and repaired the obstruction in the major vein and repaired it with a stint.
It appears that no more surgery will be needed; in fact, he removed the catheter since it had done its job overnight.
So, she is on her way to recovery. She's happy, alert, calling her friends (sorry if you consider yourself friend and she hasn't gotten to you yet).
She asked me to let you all know that she's feeling so much better. She's sounding and looking better, talking about food, getting cranky about the normal things that make her cranky. Very nice to see!
She should be in the hospital a few more days. They'll want to watch her recovery and make sure they've got the right level of blood thinner medication stabilized for 24 hours before they let her go. We expect she'll be out of ICU and in a less threatening hospital bed by tomorrow.
Yeah!!!
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This is terrific news! Good going, Alexa. You'll be back on your feet in no time (and washing your own hair)!
- Jerry & Carlin
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