Dec. 6, 2010
3:21 p.m.
The surgery was a success. I have no more pain because the 12 mm stone was broken up. The doctor said it would be okay for me to travel back to Cartagena tomorrow so International SOS is working on booking a flight in the afternoon. The surgery lasted about 90 minutes because of the size of the stone but the doctor successfully did everything he planned. They kept me in recovery a lot longer than anticipated because my blood pressure stayed elevated. Not sure why because I normally do not have any blood pressure problems. I am back in my room now and my blood pressure is perfect. Thanks again for all the well wishes. Chuck