Pope Francis is doing well after surgery

He pope Francis he had a “restful night”, “is in good condition” and routine checks are good after the operation he underwent this Wednesday for an abdominal hernia in Gemelli Hospital in Romethe Vatican reported today

“The medical staff who monitored the pope’s post-operative period report that he spent a peaceful night, rested for a long time; he is in good condition, awake and breathing spontaneously,” reads the message from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.

Bruni adds that “routine controls are good and you will adhere to the necessary postoperative rest during the day.”

“The Pope has been informed of the messages of closeness and affection that have arrived in the past hours and expresses his gratitude and asks for continued prayers for him,” the statement concluded.

Vatican I already reported it this morning Jorge Bergoglio “The night went well” and now, after this last medical finding, it is not known whether the Holy See will report on the Pope’s condition during the day.

The doctor who operated on you Sergio Alfieri, and that he also led the medical team for colon surgery in July 2021, this Wednesday after the intervention he reported that everything went well, that Francisco was awake and that he even made a few jokes.

In an appearance before the media in Gemelli Hospital, Alfieri He explained that any other pathology has been ruled out and that both the colon and the current one are “benign”, and he did not want to specify how many days he will have to stay in the hospital because everything will depend on how he develops, taking into account that the pope is 86 year.

During the surgical intervention, reported Alfieri, who is the director of surgery at Gemelli, “strong adhesions were found between some of the partially involved medial-tenual bowel loops and the parietal peritoneum, which caused the symptoms” and “therefore we proceeded to release the adhesions” and reconstruct the abdominal walls with mesh.

In general, he explained, seven days of hospitalization are necessary, but it must be taken into account that “the Pope is 86 years old, that he has already been operated on four times, that he was recently hospitalized for pneumonia, so it is clear, we will take all measures caution.”

For now, Vatican She canceled all the Pope’s audiences and works until June 18, leaving two trips he will make to Lisbon at the beginning of August to participate in the World Youth Day and to Mongolia at the end of the same month.

Alfieri also assured that the pope “never had a problem with general anesthesia” although “nobody likes to be operated on and sleep because the moment we fall asleep we lose consciousness.”