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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 4143601" data-attributes="member: 45785">Surgeon arrived about 5pm, convinced us we didn't want surgery after all. Said someone her size would be unlikely to have good outcome, and bad outcome could see her institutionalized permanently. Said I wouldn't  be able to care for her myself. Trying suppositories & enemas to get things starting to pass through, and using the naso-gastric tube to remove stomach contents and reduce pressures in there. Will do another CT scan tomorrow morning to make sure it's working. 3 to 5 days in hospital. If it doesn't work, and requires surgery, at least a couple weeks, assuming good results. Which are unlikely. Happened because of incisional hernia from her L5-S1 spinal fusion with instrumentation. They did much of the work through an incision near her navel. More surgery there would cause more hernias. She signed DNR paperwork.She was joking yesterday that I should start interviewing for her replacement. It's taken me more than 43 years to get used to her. I don't want to have to do this again. Really hope this works. If any of you are in a praying mood, prayers would be welcome. Her name is Sheri Lynn.</blockquote>