Diana's surgery was very successful this morning! She was under for three hours and 40 minutes, but emerged at 12:10 and the doctors are very pleased. She was blessed to have the same doctor as before operating. Another blessing was the fact that Barbara Wright's coworker was the operating nurse, and was very diligent about giving immediate updates. There was no second plate put in Diana's neck, which was what we wanted. Diana is doing well as far as what is expected post-surgery: she is able to breathe on her own but is using an oxygen tube. Her face is swollen because of the position she was in for the surgery, but the surgical site doesn't hurt very much.
Unfortunately, her right shoulder was badly wrenched at some point during the procedure and a main ligament was stretched. Her shoulder is in immense pain, and she is on both a morphine drip and vicodin.
She is keeping ice chips down, and the doctor is optimistic about the overall results.
Please pray that her shoulder will heal with supernatural speed, and that her pain will be better managed by what resources the doctors can offer.
Victoria/Jeralynn for Diana
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