Surgery has started...

So, we got here at 5 am and there wasn't many people here. In fact, the whole second floor was lit by only one or two lights. Come to find out, the regular staff doesn't even show up until 6 am. So we sat back, turned on the plasma hanging from the wall, and watched over half of "3 Musketeers."

Finally, 6:00 rolled around and they went ahead and called her back into the preparation room. They put her into her gown and these elastic compression stockings (to help prevent blood clots during and after surgery). She had a little 30 second crying spell when the nurses walked out, but that was cut short by the swarm of nurses that came in to prep her. Shortly after that, her parents got here and got to spend some time with her before it all started.

At this point, the Dr's started arriving. We went over things with the general surgeon, the anesthesiologist, then the back surgeon. They have all been very helpful...I'll list their names at the end of this so any prayers can call them by name.

At roughly 7:25, the anesthesiologist came back and gave her the "feel good." It was time to go back to the waiting room for me....but not until I waited around for the show. :) She started the mumbling and saying something about how she "wasn't a druggie, so she's never really felt this way before." As they weeled her away, I could still hear her just a talkin' to the doctors. They had told me it would take nearly an hour before they actually started surgery from that point.

At 8:10, they called and said they had just started surgery. The nurse said they would call and give me updates probably around every 2-3 hours. It's now around 10:00...so I'm getting anxious to hear something soon. If I had it my way, they could do it a little better... If I had it my way, when the nurse called, I actually talked to her. Instead, the nurse calls the "volunteer desk" and the "volunteer" lady...who just so happens to be Chinese...comes and says "Docta' say surgwy starded an eveyting goin' goot." Of course, she says that while standing with her feet together, her hands cupped in front of her, her back ever so slightly bent forward, and that little grin that only the Chinese can do. Oh well, at least she's not rude. :)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Back Surgeon - Dr. Sachs
General Surgeon - Dr. Moore (lady)
Anesthesiologist - Dr. Ruben
Nurses - Lisa and Annette