I was mistaken

My mothers gastric bypass surgery was on the 26th not on the 28th.

When she came out of the operating room, they told my father that everything went as planned, and that she'd be groggy for a couple of hours afterwards. It was then MY job to call all of the relatives that were waiting to hear how the surgery went... I spent more time on the phone that day than I have in the entire week prior. (and I don't like talking on the phone!!!)

Once the medication wore off, my mother discovered that she has no feeling whatsoever in her right leg or her left thumb... the doctors could not explain why it was happening. They've guessed that perhaps the straps they had on her during the surgery may have pinched a nerve and it's a bruised nerve that's causing it... then there is also the possibility that something has happened to one of the two anuerysms that she's got in her head (fairly large, right behind her eyes... one of which is on her optic nerve and affecting her vision). They've got a call in for a nuerologist to come and take a look.. but as of this moment (when I'm writin this) they still haven't made it in to see her.

They are also discussing the possibility of sending her to a rehab center for physical therapy... which she is STRONGLY opposed to because they would be sending her to the same rehab center that she went to a few months ago after another surgery she had... nobody can understand why she doesn't want to go to this place. I do. The nurses and staff at this location have already had experience with her... they know what she is like after the first few days (for the first few days, she's a lovely wonderful lady... then she gets tired of putting on a happy face...)

please visit: http://www.bpdcentral.com/resources/basics/indicators.shtml to get a peek at her "personality"