Update on LaChelle :)

This is a repost from what I put on the Indiana board which is why it may sound dumb when I specify the Louisville stuff and all that LOL but anyways here goes: She is in room 279 (listed as bed 2 but they said they would not give her a room mate the bari floor is closed for some reason) at Nortons Suburban Hospital (Off Dutchman's Lane) in Louisville. I had to leave because Rich (my DH) had to go to work but she was feeling okay when we left. She was having some ice chips and trying to rest. Her surgeon Dr. Shina said that everything went well. Her surgery took just a little over an hour. Her surgeon routinely puts an NG tube (tube in nose down into her stomach) for the first few hours and other than that making swallowing painful and annoying the heck out of her she was feeling good she said. She was ready to get up and run she said Haha, but they will make her wait til the pull the NG tube out. The nurse said it's usually in for 6-8 hours, but when we left NOTHING seemed to be coming out of it really and sooo we were hoping that they could pull it sooner. I asked them to get her some Chloraseptic or something for her throat so she had something to atleast soothe/numb it and her nurse said they would try and see what they could do. Other than the discomfort from that NG tube she said she didn't have any pain and hadn't used her pain pump button at all while we were there. If anyone plans on going up and cannot remember her room number just remember that her first name is actually Mary :) So you'll have to ask for Mary Rick. Umm thats all for now.. :) I am going to give her a hollar in a few hours, after she gets some rest.

Thanks so much for the update.  I am glad she is doing so well!

Just talked to LaChelle and she sounds good. She's been up and about moving round and feeling good. They had just brought her lunch so I got off of the phone but just wanted to let y'all know that everythings going well. She had her barium swallow test this morning and feels good. She also is in room 702 now I think in Nortons Suburban, in case anyone is heading that way. You can just ask for the room of Mary Rick too (La Chelle is her middle name for anyone who doesn't know).