Day of surgery:
Evening everybody,
It's Vanda here, with the very important responsibility of letting you all know how today went for Colin, who has remained so brave and pragmatic throughout this very anxious period.
Today was a very long one for me, waiting for the phone call that would let me know Col was out of surgery and on the ITU, which came at about 5.50pm.
To be honest I wasn't really expecting Col to be aware I was even there this evening, however I was very pleasantly surprised that, not only awake and alert, he had a healthy pink flush of colour to him and his voice was unchanged. (We'd been warned that he may be left with a hoarseness!)
I was unable to talk to a member of the surgical team this evening, to obtain any detailed information regarding the procedure and their findings, however it was good to hear from the charge nurse that the procedure had gone exactly to plan, according to the surgeon. I am hopeful to have a chat with him tomorrow.
Apart from an understandable level of pain on exhalation, the oxygen mask seemed to be proving more of an irritant as it was making him hot and sticky. He has an epidural delivering local anaesthetic and a morphine driver that he is able to administer himself.
A big big "thank you" for all of your well wishes, which keep Col's spirits up no end, I know, so keep them coming.
I shall be back tomorrow to let you know how he's doing.
All the best
Vanda
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4 comments:
fantastic. glad to hear the surgery went as planned and he's in itu. tell him to keep that button pressed on 5 minutes, every 5 minutes.. :)
dave
You make a great team, all the best vibes from the Baker clan.
Hey Vanda, Kaz here, glad to hear you're watching over the Fishperson. Now let's hope the hospital has done the right operation and he doesn't wake up with a boob job....
GREAT NEWS!!
thanks for keeping us updated
all the best to you both over these trying times
Peter
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