We reported to the UAMS Hospital at 5 a.m. only to be told Carla was an "add-on." Nobody could tell us what that meant only that she was not scheduled for surgery. About 7:30, the surgeon's nurse came and told us that in preparing for the surgery the surgeon had deemed the June CT scans to be outdated for a myeloma patients whose bones grow and change rapidly. So Carla was rushed for a CT scan and then went to the OR about 11:00. She was in recovery shortly after 2:00 and in a private room shortly after 5:00.
The surgeon said he removed the rod from her back and replaced it with a longer one. The rod extends from vertebrae T5 down to T11. He also attached bones to the existing vertebrae.
Carla is resting comfortable now that she has her does of pain meds. I probably will leave if she seems settled for the night.
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