Update on Chad

We went down for surgery a little before noon. His surgery was supposed to take place at 12:30, but the anesthesiologist was having trouble with an older patient and they did not get him back into the operating room until about 2:00. Dr. Johnson told Michelle it should take about an hour, any longer and he has probably ran into complications and advised her that he may have to have a colostomy bag in the worst case scenario.

The surgery did last about an hour, and the Diverticulitis that was initially diagnosed as the problem was not the problem. His colon was/is in very good shape with the exception of a little bruising. It seems a fatty deposit on the outside of the colon was the problem. Dr Johnson said he has seen this three or four times and there is no answer as to why they start to appear and grow. It left a very sticky residue that needed to be cleaned out.

His Gall bladder was fine, his colon was fine, but there was some slight bruising on his appendix and they opted to remove it to prevent it from causing any problems in the future.

They brought him out of the recovery room at about 5:00 (two hours after conclusion of surgery) and he was sick and in pain, which could be expected.

Prognosis is good and he should be able to come home tomorrow.