Well everyone, it's surgery day.
I stayed with Tim in the NSICU last night on a surprisingly comfy cot that the nurses pulled out for me. I just have to say, all of the staff at OHSU has been so incredibly kind, helpful, and supportive. If you are ever considering a location to go for medical care, look into OHSU. Also it's a teaching hospital so it kind of feels like I'm living out an episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Even though Tim drank lots of water the past few days, he still woke up thirsty and cranky that he couldn't eat or drink anything before surgery.
He was scheduled for 10AM, but he was the second surgery of the day so we found ourselves waiting well past then. The OR nurses, anesthesiologists, and even his neurosurgeon stopped by to chat and make sure he was doing well. By the time they told us they were ready and got him prepped to move it was 12:30PM!
As I'm writing this, it's about 4PM and there's a whole gang of family and friends here helping me pass the time in the NSICU waiting room.
Side note, I want to say a huge thank you to every single person who called, texted, messaged, commented, visited, sent good thoughts, showed up at the hospital today to say hi to Tim before surgery or to wait with me during. I can't even put into words how much I appreciate you all.
The operating room nurse called about an hour ago to let us know that they had finished all of their prep (putting in a few more IVs, getting him on an oxygen mask, and getting the anesthesia going) and that they had just started operating.
So yeah. That's all for now, but I'll add more as soon as I have more to tell.
I stayed with Tim in the NSICU last night on a surprisingly comfy cot that the nurses pulled out for me. I just have to say, all of the staff at OHSU has been so incredibly kind, helpful, and supportive. If you are ever considering a location to go for medical care, look into OHSU. Also it's a teaching hospital so it kind of feels like I'm living out an episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Even though Tim drank lots of water the past few days, he still woke up thirsty and cranky that he couldn't eat or drink anything before surgery.
He was scheduled for 10AM, but he was the second surgery of the day so we found ourselves waiting well past then. The OR nurses, anesthesiologists, and even his neurosurgeon stopped by to chat and make sure he was doing well. By the time they told us they were ready and got him prepped to move it was 12:30PM!
As I'm writing this, it's about 4PM and there's a whole gang of family and friends here helping me pass the time in the NSICU waiting room.
Side note, I want to say a huge thank you to every single person who called, texted, messaged, commented, visited, sent good thoughts, showed up at the hospital today to say hi to Tim before surgery or to wait with me during. I can't even put into words how much I appreciate you all.
The operating room nurse called about an hour ago to let us know that they had finished all of their prep (putting in a few more IVs, getting him on an oxygen mask, and getting the anesthesia going) and that they had just started operating.
So yeah. That's all for now, but I'll add more as soon as I have more to tell.
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