Met with her surgeon around noon. He feels strongly that this is an Ileus (sleeping bowel) rather than an obstruction. He says its common after this type of surgery. Her family doctor also came in at the same time and concurred. He also explained that the doctors at OHSU probably felt they saw enough positive signs that the bowel had awoken that they released her. In fact they were not woken enough causing this backup in her stomach. The surgeon felt confident this condition would resolve itself. It just takes time. Plus walking would help too. I liked the surgeon and liked what I heard.
Unfortunately resolving itself means keeping the tube in her nose/throat/stomach which has been very painful to Caryn. If it doesn't resolve itself and is indeed an obstruction, then surgery to clear the blockage would be the next step. And not for another couple of weeks due to the fact that she just underwent surgery. But as I said above, he's leaning towards it being an Ileus. If so, lets hope it resolves in the next few days so she can come home and get better. Thanks for hanging in there with us.
http://medicine.med.nyu.edu/conditions-we-treat/conditions/ileus
Peter
We're praying that by the time we read this update, Caryn is already better! This too shall "pass" and hopefully very soon. Keep the faith. Hugs and Love, Julie & Ken
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