Just got confirmation that of Joy being able to lave the hospital. She is feeling tired, but the pain is a lot better. She can feel the incision quite a bit today, and is glad to be eating! We got all cleaned up and the room ready to for dispatch. Dr. Silber came by today [...]
We are very thankful to have Joy and Maeapple’s story in the media, the more people hear about this procedure, the more women that can benefit from the work. I have uploaded the video from KMOV and added some comments.
Dr. Derosa (2nd surgeon) came by just now. Looked at the incision, checked her out and said all looked really good. Since Joy is eating solid foods, the IV will come out soon, and we get to leave the hospital today. He also let us know the time frame for getting back to normal activity. [...]
The day started with getting up early to pick Maeapple from the hotel and bring her to the hospital for a 7.45 interview with the local FOX affiliate, they did that one, and then did one with the local CBS affiliate. The CBS one aired tonight and you can watch it here. We then had [...]
Though earlier today we thought Dr. Silber had moved Joy to a liquid diet, that is not so. He came by this evening and verified that she was not suppose to be on a liquid diet at all, some mistake with the nurses i think. She is on a nothing by mouth order, she get [...]
Joy was brought out of surgery about 1/2 hour ago. Dr. Silber describes the surgery as going perfect. All the blood flow is working as expected. Joy is doing well, but she is very groggy and nauseous. They have her on an iv drip and anti nausea medication. Tonight i will post some video from [...]