Dad's Surgery Day
Today Dad had to be at the hospital at 5:30 a.m. to get prepped for his prostatectomy. Ella and I left Macon in time to get there before the surgery so we could wish him luck. Too bad Ella was terrified of the environment and Grandpa's funny hat. She told him, "We have some of those and we put them over bowls in our refrigerator." We thought that was pretty funny! In her defense, those surgical "shower cap" hats look a lot like those elastic covers for leftovers.
Dad's surgery started a little behind schedule. We did a lot of waiting and checked the TV screen that updates your loved one's surgery status often. After waiting for 4 hours and 30 minutes the nurse finally came in and said the doctor was ready to talk to us. He said the surgery took longer than he expected, was harder than he expected and that Dad lost more blood than is usual. He thought the medication that the urologist had Dad on complicated the actual surgery. He thought that the worst case scenario would mean that Dad might need a blood transfusion later in the day. He told us we could see Dad in about 30 minutes. Well, it was about 2 hours before we ever got to see Dad because he started developing blood pressure issues in the recovery area. His blood pressure got very low and the doctor was worried about some bleeding Dad was experiencing that they couldn't get stopped.
Ella got tired of waiting to see Grandpa. About the time they finally moved Dad to his hospital room, Ella fell asleep. When we got to Grandpa's room he was still pretty groggy, but was glad the procedure was over. He will possibly go home tomorrow. His blood pressure, the bleeding and his breathing will have to improve. He was having trouble with that breathing gauge that they make you use after surgery.
Gracie and Brent came to Columbia after they got out of school. Grandpa was glad to see his girls! :-)
Ella was showing Grandpa the latex glove I blew up like a balloon. She was still a bit unsure about everything that was going on, so she wouldn't get too close to poor Grandpa. Get well soon, Grandpa!
Dad's surgery started a little behind schedule. We did a lot of waiting and checked the TV screen that updates your loved one's surgery status often. After waiting for 4 hours and 30 minutes the nurse finally came in and said the doctor was ready to talk to us. He said the surgery took longer than he expected, was harder than he expected and that Dad lost more blood than is usual. He thought the medication that the urologist had Dad on complicated the actual surgery. He thought that the worst case scenario would mean that Dad might need a blood transfusion later in the day. He told us we could see Dad in about 30 minutes. Well, it was about 2 hours before we ever got to see Dad because he started developing blood pressure issues in the recovery area. His blood pressure got very low and the doctor was worried about some bleeding Dad was experiencing that they couldn't get stopped.
Ella got tired of waiting to see Grandpa. About the time they finally moved Dad to his hospital room, Ella fell asleep. When we got to Grandpa's room he was still pretty groggy, but was glad the procedure was over. He will possibly go home tomorrow. His blood pressure, the bleeding and his breathing will have to improve. He was having trouble with that breathing gauge that they make you use after surgery.
Gracie and Brent came to Columbia after they got out of school. Grandpa was glad to see his girls! :-)
Ella was showing Grandpa the latex glove I blew up like a balloon. She was still a bit unsure about everything that was going on, so she wouldn't get too close to poor Grandpa. Get well soon, Grandpa!
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