Francis Will Not Be the Same Anymore UPDATE
Francis’ “small surgery” on Sunday night at Gemelli hospital in Rome lasted five hours, and the two days planned in hospital are now seven.
He underwent a laparoscopic operation (minimally invasive surgery) under general anaesthesia but the medical team was forced to change to open surgery. Several centimetres of colon where removed which are tested for cancer. It’s not excluded that Francis now has an artificial excretory opening (ileostomy).
The official diagnosis was “diverticular stenosis” in the lower part of the colon. "Stenosis" refers to a narrowing of the intestine. "Diverticular" means a disease related to sacs that form from the wall of the large intestine.
If this is the problem, an older person gets back into shape after a month's convalescence. However, according to IlSismografo.Blogspot.com (July 7), Francis’ illness is “severe and degenerative” and could be lasting. Francis will “not be the same” anymore and will live “with many …

Official Bulletin: Francis' Health
Francis spent a quiet day with normal clinical progress. He continued to eat regularly and continued his scheduled treatment.
He walked in the corridor and resumed his work, alternating it with moments of reading texts.
In the afternoon, he presided the Eucharist in the chapel of his private apartment, attended by all those assisting him during his hospitalisation.
Following the brief episode with a slight temperature, Francis is without fever.
Next Sunday the Angelus will be recited from the tenth floor of the "A. Gemelli" University Hospital.
Francis gives thanks for the many messages of affection and closeness that he receives daily and asks that we continue to pray for him.