There are completely liquid things like water and there are second level liquids like Jello, which, once the water is gone, do have solids left. These are what he inhaled, and the water seperates from the solids in the lungs and there are chunks of solids left. They are coming up now though. In the lung, even a very small solid causes big issues.
Ok, this is what had happened:
A section of small intestine had slipped down and looped around the area where the colon was attached to the kidney to form the illeal conduit. Normally it would likey just have snapped back up with movement, but it got attached to the scar tissue. So they went in, gently pried it off the scar tissue and put it back up where it belongs.
Was a short and simple procedure the doc says. Just the incision to go look, nothing cut inside at all.
His breathing was pretty good and he had been off Oxygen before the operation yesterday.Looks like most of the solids have been coughed out by now.
So, while weakened from all this, he seems to have a clear path to recovery ahead now.
Can't wait to see him this morning...
Re. pulmonist - George has been surrounded by so many specialists that it makes my head spin, lol. And yes, scans and sonos and xrays and everything under the sun. I have to say there is something to be said for being in a teaching hospital - something goes wrong all the experts show up to evaluate the situation and see if their area of expertise is affected. You'd think George was the President with all the attention he is getting.
Re. projectile vomiting: lol, yes, good aim. Bound to get attention.
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