September 1, 2025

Clarification and Realization

So I am realizing more and more each day how much Mom is getting older and how she may or may not remember exactly what she was told by the docs while she is on meds and sleep deprived. It appears it is not an obstruction, thankfully!! But it is quite the Ileus situation. The doc who admittedly thought she was ready for discharge on Friday after merely passing gas stated that she too was disappointed to see that the usual protocol did not go smoothly with Mom post surgery.

So Ileus, I understand to mean, is quite the slowing down of digestion in the intestines and it can be normal after surgery. So we are very thankful to hear that Mom’s surgery may have been a success and we certainly will take a longer recovery if that’s what’s necessary after a successful surgery with long-term improvements (Mom may be saying “speak for yourself” as a large NG tube is STILL days later emptying the contents of her stomach because soft solid foods seemed to have been introduced faster than her body was ready to tolerate them).

She was thrilled that I texted beach pics to her today and my youngest read a page of a popular chapter book to her over FaceTime. My aunt and Dad visited today and there is a lot of hanging in here and waiting for next steps.

Her body let us know it was not time for food yet and it was not yet time for discharge. Hoping she ultimately recovers more smoothly this time and that she comes home at just the right time for her body to be ready for that.