One of the injured Sydney siege hostages is still in shock and could remain in hospital for up to a week.
Marcia Mikhael underwent surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital on Tuesday after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg at the end of a deadly 16-hour siege in the Lindt cafe in the city centre.
"She just had an operation on both legs, I think for shrapnel," a family member said.
"She'll be here for a week. She requires skin grafts. She's still in shock. He (the gunman) was using her as a person to send messages on Facebook, being his right-hand woman.
"When they escaped, she was so scared. She hid under the table. She was so close to him she was afraid she'd get shot.
"It's unfortunate she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She's talking, she's in shock, we try to change the subject."
Cafe manager Tori Johnson, 34, and Sydney barrister Katrina Dawson, 38, died along with the gunman just after 2am on Tuesday.
Five of the 17 hostages have been undergoing treatment in Sydney hospitals, along with a male police officer.
Ms Mikhael, from the Sydney northwestern suburb of Glenwood, was one of four Westpac employees held hostage in the siege.
She remained in hospital with her husband and family by her side on Tuesday night.
Two other women were shot but they were in a stable condition in hospital.
Two pregnant women were taken to hospital as a precaution.
The male police officer was also treated at Royal North Shore for a minor facial injury and was discharged.
"I will be back at work tomorrow," the officer told NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn.
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