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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The surgery was a success. I have no more pain because the 12 mm stone was broken up. The doctor said it wou</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ld be okay for me to travel back to Cartagena tomorrow so International SOS</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> is working on boo</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">king a flight in the afternoon. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The surgery lasted about 90 minutes because of the size of the stone</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">but</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> doctor</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">successfully</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> did everything he planned. The</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">y</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> kept me in recovery</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">a lot longer than anticipated because my blood pressure stayed elevated. Not sure why because I normally do not have any blood</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">pressure</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> problems. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I am back in my room now and my blood pressure is perfect.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks again for all the well wishes.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Chuck</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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