Procedure Completed!

Thanks for all the prayer cover. Amen that all went smoothly this morning.

Sorry if the pixes are too graphic, it helps you appreciate and understand what Jo goes thru' from time to time...

We arrived this morning at NCC all ready for the procedure. The procedure/treatment room was in the Morning Glory suite and resembled more of a C1 Ward with several beds.

Blood Transfusion
After Jo had laid down, Julia (senior nurse) came by to prepare the plug on her left arm. Jo was also informed that the blood transfusion would take place. A total of 367ml of blood 0+ was to be transfused. Transfusion time: 3hrs.

Abdominal Tap
About half an hour later, the doctor arrived to perform the abdominal tap. They first injected local anaesthetic to the lower left abdomen area. After that a needle and almost micro cathether is inserted into the abdomen. Gradually yellow liquid (water)flowed from the tube into a bag hanging by the side of the bed. A total of 1.2 litres of water was extracted.

It took some 4-5 hours for whole procedure partly due to the slow flowing process.

At the end of the day, Jo seemed slightly better. Stomach doesn't look too big now but it's still bloated.

She's still sleeping now and was feeling quite fatigued throughout. Hopefully she should be able to eat more and feel less bloated from here on.