I am back...and an update on my dad!
I will go back to Tuesday so I can let you all know everything.
Kara, Adam and I went to see daddy before her winter chorus concert Tuesday evening. We were planning on going for an hour, going to the concert then I was going to take them to my sister's and go back for the evening...yeppers...I was gonna spend the night with my daddy! Well, the surgeon came in and said that one of the key pieces of equipment (the laser they were planning on using) was broken! Our choices were to have the surgery with out the laser, postpone until who knows when since there was no ETA on when it would be fixed, cancel and risk a major heart attack or transfer to Chippenham. Well, we chose to transfer! We got to the hospital about 2 AM. I rode in the ambulance with my dad and my mom, sister and neice followed us. WE got him all settled (straight to ICU) and they left...I stayed. I helped get him all prepped and then he got a sleeping pill and I crashed on a conference room sofa for 45 minutes or an hour. Then it was time for the "final" prep and to see him off to the OR. I was with him and walked him to the last possible place I could go then went to the waiting room. It was OK there...very cold and not very comfy seats but it was my home for about 6 hours. They had a volunteer come out and give us some information and they brought a complimentary breakfast and coffee cart by about 10 AM. They called out of the OR when they were about 3/4 done and said everything looked good and they would be about another hour or hour and a half. Relief! Things were going well! is surgeon came out in just about an hour and said he looked great and the surgery was a success! They did a double bypass and they did not even need the laser at all! I stayed until 10 last night and then came home and crashed hard! I was/am completely exhausted. I have been over to see him this morning and he is off of the vent and up sitting in a chair. He did fall asleep in the chair but he is still on some serious pain meds that will do that! I am so grateful to everyone for all of your support, messages and prayers.
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Tammy C
down 260+ pounds and loving life more than ever!!!
proud mom to Kara 12-08-1994 and our newest addition Claire Makenna born 03-26-09 weighing 6 lbs 13 ounces and 19.25 inches long and very healthy. happily dating...i honestly never knew it could be this good! there is that special Guy for everyone out there...either you already have him or you will find him when He is ready for it!
open RNY 04-25-2005
Life could not get any better than this!
Tammy C
down 260+ pounds and loving life more than ever!!!
proud mom to Kara 12-08-1994 and our newest addition Claire Makenna born 03-26-09 weighing 6 lbs 13 ounces and 19.25 inches long and very healthy. happily dating...i honestly never knew it could be this good! there is that special Guy for everyone out there...either you already have him or you will find him when He is ready for it!
open RNY 04-25-2005
Life could not get any better than this!
Tammy C
down 260+ pounds and loving life more than ever!!!
proud mom to Kara 12-08-1994 and our newest addition Claire Makenna born 03-26-09 weighing 6 lbs 13 ounces and 19.25 inches long and very healthy. happily dating...i honestly never knew it could be this good! there is that special Guy for everyone out there...either you already have him or you will find him when He is ready for it!
open RNY 04-25-2005
Life could not get any better than this!
Tammy C
down 260+ pounds and loving life more than ever!!!
proud mom to Kara 12-08-1994 and our newest addition Claire Makenna born 03-26-09 weighing 6 lbs 13 ounces and 19.25 inches long and very healthy. happily dating...i honestly never knew it could be this good! there is that special Guy for everyone out there...either you already have him or you will find him when He is ready for it!
open RNY 04-25-2005
Life could not get any better than this!