Sorry for delay in update. Flu outbreak at work meant those not infected had to work. Not that I'm complaining, better to work than be ill. Updates are going to be very intermittant.
Update on mum
Not good news. Mum was released about 6 days post op. But was rushed back in 2 days later into emergency as she was spewing for the world. Basically her small bowel is wrecked and beyond repair. The CT/X-Ray and Ultrasound scans revealed the small bowel is twisted up again, inflamed and dilated and the lower bowel is flat. She's back under the Bowel surgeon and they are managing her condition conservatively as in mum's more on fluids and has not managed to eat solids and probably won't for sometime to come. Mum will remain in hospital until she can keep food and fluids down and the bowel wakes up and passes motions.
Understandably she's tired, faint and in some pain, but is OK and cheery.