The Pope spent “a quiet night”, he is “in good condition” and the routine checks are good, after the operation he underwent on Wednesday for an abdominal hernia at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, the Vatican announced Thursday.
“The medical team that followed the Pope’s postoperative period reported that he spent a quiet night and was able to rest for a long time; He is in good condition, awake and breathing spontaneously, ”read a note from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni.
Bruni added that “routine checks are good and that, during the day, the Pope will take the necessary postoperative rest.”
“The Pope is being informed of the messages of closeness and affection that have arrived in recent hours and expresses his gratitude, while asking them to continue praying for him,” the statement concluded.
The Vatican had already reported this morning that Jorge Bergoglio “spent a good night” and now, after this latest medical report, it is not known if the Holy See will report back on Pope Francis’ condition during the day.
The doctor who operated on him, Sergio Alfieri, who also headed the medical team for the colon operation in July 2021, announced on Wednesday, after the operation, that everything had gone well, that Francisco was awake and that he had even had several jokes. . .
In a small press conference at the Gemelli hospital, Alfieri explained that any other type of pathology is ruled out and that both the colon operation and the current one are “benign”, without wanting to specify how many days the Pope will have to remain hospitalized. since everything will depend on his evolution, taking into account that the pontiff is 86 years old.
Generally, he explained, seven days of hospitalization are required, but it must be taken into account “that the Pope is 86 years old, that he has already undergone four operations, that he was recently hospitalized for a lung infection.”
“It is clear that we will take all precautions,” he added.
However, the Vatican canceled all the audiences and acts of the Pope until June 18 and the two trips to Lisbon, at the beginning of August, for World Youth Day, and to Mongolia, at the end of the same month, remain suspended. .
Alfieri also assured that the Pope “never had problems with general anesthesia”, although “nobody likes to have an operation and sleep, because the moment we fall asleep we lose consciousness.”
Source: TSF
