Jackie O'Brien / 71ChallengeHer could use some prayers right now.

[Alaskan_TA]

Jackie just went into surgery with multiple issues. Please keep her in your thoughts & pray that all goes well for her. I'll update here when I know more, Shelby will be traveling to see her tonight. Big hug for all her family & friends, we all know how fragile she was before this. We are NOT ready to lose her.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Sorry to hear.  Hope she's ok.  Speedy recovery!

[Nacho-RT74]

OH GOD! Please keep her with us!

[Dino]

Oh no...

I was just thinking I haven't spoken to Jackie or Shelby in a long while.

[JB400]

Best of wishes to her and the family.  Hope all goes well.

[69rtse4spd]

She is in our thoughts & prayers, shocked to have just read this. Hope all goes well. 

[69wannabe]

Hope everything goes good!!!!

[polywideblock]

x2

[dyslexic teddybear]

X3

[NHCharger]

Prayers sent

[Mopar Nut]

Best of wishes to her and the family.  Hope all goes well.

X2

[Alaskan_TA]

Hey guys, Jackie made it out of surgery, she is resting. So far so good.

I'll know more later on today.

[Nacho-RT74]

GRRRRRRRRRREAT! what exactly was the surgery ?

[ACUDANUT]

GRRRRRRRRRREAT! what exactly was the surgery ?

x2

[Alaskan_TA]

I do not know yet. She had multiple issues all at once but I have not heard what all was involved yet.

I'll report back this afternoon / evening when I know more.

[XH29N0G]

I wish her a speedy and full recovery.

[Alaskan_TA]

 I had a great visit with Jackie. The surgery (#13 for her, the last one was 13 years ago) went well & hopefully she will never need another one. She is in pain & has not had any good sleep yet, but her spirits remain high. She appreciated knowing that you all care about her.

As far as the medical complications, I am not up on all the terms, so here is the short version, I'll try to get it right;

Her bowel developed a twist which caused a blockage up high in her system. The way her body was behaving, this made her test results appear to show that her gall bladder, pancreas & liver were shutting down.  The surgeon had to remove a lot of scar tissue from her previous 12 surgeries, but she is all back together now.

Her pic line had also become infected, so on top of everything else, she had a blood infection.

Once she heals up she should be able to eat real food again with no need for a pic line any more.

[Bob]

Is she in the York hospital?

[Alaskan_TA]

Yes she is.

[Bob]

Yes she is.

Thanks

[69rtse4spd]

Great to hear this, wish her well & when she can eat real food again, tell her Red Lobster is on me. .

[Alaskan_TA]

She'll read this thread when she can, so I bet she takes you up on it.

I tempted her with Buffalo Wild Wings before I left. 

[DeltaV]

Prayers sent for a speedy recovery!

[dyslexic teddybear]

Encouraging news!

[Charger-Bodie]

Glad to hear she is doing better. Sounds like going forward her life should improve a lot.