Right now I am in KL - as my mum went in for a bypass operation yesterday (3rd Nov 2008). 2 blood vessels with a total of FIVE blockages, and then when they actually operated they found a third blood vessel with another blockage, so they had to graft THREE blood vessels instead of two. They took one replacement blood vessel from the leg (long enough for two grafts) and they took the mammary artery as the third replacement blood vessel. The surgeon (a very old friend of ours, as he and my brother where together in Melaka GH for many years), told me after the op that it was technically very difficult as the blood vessels were very small - though this is apparently true of women in general! Anyway, she came through it, and we saw her in ICU straight after the surgery at 1.30pm when she was still knocked out by the anaesthetic. Went back for the next visiting hours (they are very very strict about visiting in the ICU!) at 6pm, by when she was awake and aware. She could not speak because of the breathing tube (which caused her a lot of discomfort), but she was still aware of what the surgeon told her, nodded at all the right places, was able to indicate when her lips dried out, and was able to wave bye bye when we got kicked out at 8pm! They would have taken out the breathing tube late last night sometime, so hopefully she is feeling better!
I'll be in KL till she is out of ICU at least, and then our next visit back to KL would be when she is home. Husband was here in KL too, but just drove back to SG early this morning - left at 5am, and reached the office at 9.30am. He has meetings today, and tomorrow night he flies to Milan for a meeting with a potential client! He should be back from Milan on Sat or Sun, and assuming my Mum is out of ICU by this weekend, I would be back in SG by Sun or Mon. Since I am starting a new job on 14th Nov, I have to be back in SG next week anyway :-).
Will update more as the situation progresses. In the meantime, keep my Mum in your prayers, and have a good life.
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