Surgery update

Thanks for all who were praying for my Mom. Her surgery went well and the surgeon said that he was "very pleased" with the results. They were able to bring her spine back into a more normal curvature. The surgery took just about 8 hours. She is recovering now. She will have pretty bad pain for the next several days. But that was explained pre-op and is to be expected. She is on Morphine but unfortunately that conflicts with her Parkinson's meds and causes problems with her blood pressure. They are keeping a close eye on her.

Surgery

Tomorrow, at oh-dark thirty in the morning, my Mom is going to have elective back surgery. Over the last several years she has had progressively worsening scoliosis. The goal of this surgery is to remove some of the disks in her spinal column and straighten her back out some. It will not correct her scoliosis but it will take some of the curvature out and help her to stand more erect. This surgery is estimated at 8 hours. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.