Surgery Day

This morning at 6:00am, we (Dad, Mom, Josh, Aileen, and Pastor George) arrived at the hospital for pre-op. They took Mom for a CT scan and started an IV and gave her anti-nausea medications. We waited in the pre-op area until about 8:30, and then they transferred Mom to the holding area for surgery.

In the holding area, we met with the anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, a grad student nurse anesthetist, and Dr. Naso, the lead brain surgeon. They started another IV and pushed the first dose of anesethia medications. Mom commented, "Wow, I wish I had these for each of our voyages, it would have helped." Then she was in an out of sleep. Dr. Naso came and spoke with us, and then the nurses took her to the OR.

We have been waiting to hear a report. Kari took Elisabeth to school, and the puppies to the vet to stay overnight. Then Kari came to the hospital in time to see Mom before she went into surgery. I had to go back to the doctor, and when I was finished at 12:00 I got a call from Kari saying that the surgeons were closing. It took a lot less time than expected. Dr. Naso had told us that we should be prepared for a four to five hour surgery.

At 1:30, Dad got a call from a nurse saying that Mom was in recovery. She is awake and speaking! Her speech is unaffected which is amazing because that was one of the main concerns. She also has sensation in her extremities. The Lord is so good! We are all so excited and relieved.

The nurse told Dad at 1:45 that in about another 45min we should be able to go and see Mom. She is going to be transferred to the Trauma Surgical ICU. I think that she is going to spend the night there tonight and then be moved to a floor.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support! My family and I really appreciate it. We could not get through this without you. Thank you.