He's recovering

Surgery lasted for 5 1/2 hours. The results were good, but the surgery itself was pretty brutal to his body. The docs were able to get in his tummy and clean all of the infection out. They were also able to remove the bad, or the area with diverticulitis, part of the colon. During all of this his intestines and other organs were moved around quite a bit. He'll be very sore for several days. After actually getting inside of his belly Dr. Newton agreed that decision for surgery was the right one. He's very uncomfortable right now. He has a NG tube in his nose and throat to remove gastric fluids from his tummy. The tube makes it difficult to talk and hurts his throat. He's trying to manage his pain and get some sleep, but they want him to start moving and trying to sit up. We will see how that goes. He'd be more willing to do that if he didn't have the tube in his throat.