Successful surgery!
| original date | 2017-11-27 20:48 utc |
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| republished | 2024-06-10 21:54 utc |
| author | Kanie |
| topics | health; orig. on PostHope |
| note | This post was originally published on PostHope, where it’s still available, along with several public comments. |
Just met with Dr. Finley, who reports that Erik’s surgery went perfectly, and he’s now in the recovery room. Now his main job will be getting up and moving around as much as possible, and healing. 😊
He has an epidural catheter to self-manage pain, which everyone says is a really good arrangement, as it decreases the need for other medication. They’ll start him on tube feeding on Tuesday, and they’ll see if he’s able to swallow water (Erik’s been referring to this as his “leak test”) on either Friday or Monday, depending on how he progresses, and he’ll be able to go home a little while after he can do so.