The surgeons have come to a decision based on their exploratory procedure on Wednesday. Sorry to say that Roger's bowel was too damaged to facilitate restoring it to the condition it was pre 2009, so now plan B is to form a colostomy like the one he had prior to the attempted reversal in August last year. He will keep this for life.
The good news for us is that they have given him a date to come back into St. Mark's Hospital to have the operation. He will go back in on the 31st. January and have the op on Thursday 2nd. Feb. after which, hopefully he will be able to get on with the rest of his life!
In the meantime they hope to liaise with the Royal Berkshire Hospital and get them to agree for Roger to go in to them periodically between now and the end of the month, (as a day patient) to be rehydrated intravenously whilst waiting. The surgeon at St Mark's realises the importance of keeping Roger rehydrated intravenously. One can only wonder why the surgeon at the Royal Berks discharged him home on three separate occasions with no such plan in place, resulting in dire consequences each time. He is still suffering the effects of dysphasia from the last time.
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Well a=on the positive side Suzanne, at least something is happening now. So although Roger hasn't got exactly the top option, post op he'll hopefully be able to function again and get back to being our Rog
ReplyDeleteLove to you both
Sheila x