Steve in high care unit after op
2008-08-06 08:04
Johannesburg - Singer and actor Steve Hofmeyr was on Tuesday evening in the high care unit of a Gauteng hospital after a follow up intestinal operation.
Hofmeyr's operation was on Tuesday morning to "reverse" a procedure done in May during an emergency operation for his perforated colon.
Tuesday's follow up operation was the final phase of the segmental colectomy done in the emergency operation.
On Tuesday, the digestive tract was returned to normal by removing the colostomy and re-attaching his colon.
"I am satisfied that we achieved what we wanted with the operation. Steve's recovery and his body's reaction to the operation are now very important to us.
"It is therefore crucial that we watch him closely for the next few days," said his doctor shortly after the procedure.
He confirmed that Hofmeyr was being looked after in the high care unit.
After his release from hospital, Hofmeyr will recuperate at his holiday house in Pennington in KwaZulu-Natal.