Here's Magnificat's Thursday night update on Mego:
Mego is out of surgery and doing quite well!
The surgery was longer than expected. This time around, they found that part of the fat that covers the intestines had necrotized and was probably contributing to the persistent infection. The necrotic portion was removed and the entire abdominal cavity carefully washed out. The fluid draining out of his belly, which had been thick and yellow, is already much clearer. Our greatest fear going into surgery was that his blood pressure would drop again, and it did dip towards the end. But they were able to bring it up quickly with another plasma transfusion, and right now it is looking nice and stable!
Mego may look quiet in this picture, but that's because he is still groggy from the anesthesia. Otherwise, he is doing so well that in a few minutes he is going to get his first meal through the esophageal feeding tube they put in this afternoon.
We would like to thank everybody for their generous support and for sharing Mego's fundraiser. We are not out of the woods just yet, but things are definitely looking up!