1.0COTA for Gillian's TPIAThttps://cota.org/cotaforgillianstpiatleahfergusonhttps://cota.org/cotaforgillianstpiat/author/leahferguson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rsxGKvcAIH"><a href="https://cota.org/cotaforgillianstpiat/2025/10/23/a-rough-week-hernia-surgery/">A Rough Week – Hernia Surgery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cota.org/cotaforgillianstpiat/2025/10/23/a-rough-week-hernia-surgery/embed/#?secret=rsxGKvcAIH" width="600" height="338" title="“A Rough Week – Hernia Surgery” — COTA for Gillian's TPIAT" data-secret="rsxGKvcAIH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cota.org/cotaforgillianstpiat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://cota.org/cotaforgillianstpiat/wp-content/uploads/sites/6523/2025/10/image-4.png10261426It’s been a rough week. Gillian’s abdominal pain kept getting worse after we returned from her 6-month check-up in Ohio. We discovered a hernia at the bottom of her surgical scar that needed to be repaired because it contained bowel, which was causing her significant pain. After two ER visits over the weekend, the surgical […]