We arrived at the hospital this morning at 5:49 AM. Needless to say, we were the first people in the Surgery Waiting Room.
They took JSH back for pre-surgery prep at 6:09 (I was watching the clock. The place that sells Diet Coke doesn't open until 6:30, FYI). We went back to see him around 6:30 and he was in good spirits and all IV'ed up.
His nurse was Adam, who seemed very nice (married) and had taken care of him previously. Then Dr. Bebeau, his anesthesiologist, came in and they discussed drugs. It was riveting.
Following that visit, Dr. Cobb, his surgeon for today, came in to go over the procedure. He estimates the surgery to be approximately 7 1/2 hours, and he drew circles on JSH's abdomen to mark possible sites. I was not allowed to take a photo, per my father, or you'd be seeing it here. I may make off with one of the pens later so I can draw fun purple shapes on people as they sleep in the future.
Deb, his surgical nurse, then came in for the final prep and along, with Chrissy, wheeled him off to the OR.
We have received one update, at 8:34, from Deb that he was under and the incision had been made.
So now, we wait. And if you're curious, the place that sells Diet Coke is closed AGAIN until 11 (it's now 10:07). Alas, I remain undercaffeinated.
-Post by Lisa (obviously), Reluctantly Approved by Trink, who couldn't have written it anyway, as she's knitting.
Thank you for the update, Lisa! (And the reluctant Trink, of course.)
ReplyDeleteI hope everything will go well today, and that the recovery is quick. Along with keeping us posted on the surgery, I hope Lisa will continue to update frequently about her Diet Coke addiction. It's headline-worthy to some ;-)
I dig this site. I don't have to hound Lisa for news, knowing that they'll end up here. I'll probably still hound her, though.
Dominic: "Times are changing. You've got to change with the times."
Boss Paul Vitti: "What, am I supposed to get a fucking website?"
^^Trink knows how it is.