Dad is recovering in ICU. They have him fully sedated to keep him immobile and plan to wake him up slowly to monitor how he clinically wakes up. Sue was told to expect an update in 3 hours or so & after the last "3 hours" she was told for the surgery, she is expecting about 5. I expect to hear from her in ~5 hours. They did a CT scan prior to surgery & Sue was told they removed everything they wanted to. She was not told about any complications encountered in the surgery, so I will assume everything went as planned.
Was he in surgery for the last 9 hours, we really do not think so, but are not certain how long he was in surgery. Sue is learning that the hospital experience as a waiting family member is quite different than what we expect here in the US. She expected the Docs/nurses to come to her with info immediately after any information was available & that is just not the case. She has learned that she needs to proactively stop the Docs & get them to answer her questions. It was a VERY long last 9 hours for Sue & the rest of us with our minds running amuck when it really didn't need to be. It appears the surgery went exactly as planned in "somewhat" the time frame expected. Sue has said that she is happy with the care Dad is getting and I agree from where I sit. I hope he can stay in the ICU as Sue has had a good experience there with the Docs & nurses as well as the mental comfort you have seeing the constant care that is received in any ICU, this one included.
The Sun is coming up & I am going to try & sleep!
Keep up with the good thoughts & prayers as they are obviously helping!
Steve
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