This is Elizabeth in the bath this morning --->
She's been admitted to the hospital now, and seems very at home! She's been giving lovely smiles to the nurses and doctors who remember her very well from the summer.
We saw Mr Jaffray the surgeon late this afternoon, who gave us some detail on what to expect tomorrow. Elizabeth's second on the schedule for her op, so should be in at around 9:45. He and the anaesthetist expect the op to be over by about 11 - 11:30.
Having had a good prod of Elizabeth's bump, Mr Jaffray is very confident that the op should be straightforward and succesful. He said that he expects everything to go back inside pretty nicely, and that if there IS anything untoward (eg if anything's sticking to the wall of the bump) he'll be able to deal with it there and then. Mr Jaffray is hopeful of getting complete closure - ie muscle closure - although if necessary he will insert a small piece of goretex to cover any remaining hernia. Mr J may also create a belly button for Anna during the op!
Elizabeth will be under a general anaesthetic for the op, then on mild morphine sedation for the rest of tomorrow. Mr J hopes that she will be sedative-free after that. She'll come home when she's fully able to digest food properly (3-7 days); until then she'll just be on a saline drip so that'll be one hungry baby!!
We'll update the blog as soon as we can tomorrow. In the meantime, thanks for all the messages of support - much appreciated as always!
Ax
