Doing fine

All,

Sorry for the long delay in updating the blog. Paola is in pain but otherwise doing very well. Her mom is currently with her, and she is in a private room with nurses and machines monitoring her. She has requested people not try to contact her yet. As before, feel free to contact me (either on my phone or hers) but please beware that reception is not good.

Flowers are ok, though space in her room is limited. Her room number is GS201. She still can have nothing to eat or drink, so please no food-type stuff. We are hoping to start her on water this evening.

She's on high levels of morphine to make her more comfortable, and her throat is still sore but she's able to converse with her mom. She's still quite drowsy and will dose off during conversation. She's still working through the anesthesia -- after all, she had almost 19 hours of surgery.

The plastic surgeon stopped by to admire his handiwork and was pleased. From what her mom and I have seen, the new breasts look great! Michele (Paola's friend who has been AWESOME, deciphering medicalese, keeping us company, etc.) warns us all that once the swelling goes down, things will look different, but so far, so good.

That's the scoop. More once there is something new to pass on.

Allie