Colorectal surgeon came out a few hours ago to tell us his role was nearly done and all had gone so much better than expected from his end. He's a smart-ass, that man, likes to give me crap, even when I ask serious questions. In a better frame of mind, I'd give more back. Told me this morning he likes to break for martinis mid-surgery . . . I think he does it for comic relief, to get the furrow-browed redhead to lighten up a little. . . he said he encountered no major issues during his piece of the surgery, no bleeding issues, nothing about nerves, other things being affected by the tumor, but I know better than to jump to conclusions at this point; it ain't over yet. As he stood up to return to the OR, I asked him to give Bob a kiss from me, whisper in his ear that I love him, when he went back in. He smiled, said he'd be sure to. . .
It's now 4:30, nine hours from when Bob first went in for surgery. Still no word from the orthopedic surgeon, the "star" of the show, the guy who's removing the tumor, or any of his teammates, as to how things are going. No news is good news, right? No news is torture. No news for nine hours makes my mind go in places it really doesn't need to go. Nine hour surgery. My god . . . my friend, Julie, has been sitting with us all afternoon. She said, "Just think though, they're closer to being done now, than they are to just starting." Wish I had more to share, but I will update again soon. Can't be more than a few more hours, right?
Saying prayers by the minute....
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-Jodi
Thanks for the update. Sending thoughts and prayers your way...
ReplyDeleteThinking of you and Bob all day, we love you and are sending all the positive thinking we can your way.
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Cindy, Kelly & Kiera
Keeping Bob and you in my prayers to the BVM. Thank you for taking time to let us know the in-progress of surgery.
ReplyDeleteBeen sending prayers on the hour every hour...Will keep them coming...Love you, Jeanie
ReplyDeleteThe best days go by in a flash, ones like this go on forever. Pace, pray, hope, pace some more. Hold on!
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