Jody went in for surgery at 8:03 am. The doctor hopes to speak with me around 11:00 am... After surgery she will be moved to ICU for observation. I will try to keep everyone posted on her progress. Keep the prayers coming...
The surgery was successful!
She was moved to recovery at 11:40 (the operation lasted three hours and thirty-seven minutes). The surgeon came out to talk with me. He said the surgery went smooth and there were no complications. He feels confident he was able to remove all of the diseased part of the lung. They discovered the small spot in the upper part of the lung was less than they had originally thought. The rest of the lung looked clear. They will send the lung tissue out to determine exactly what was growing in her lung. The report should be back in a couple of days. The surgeon said the operation took a little longer than he thought because he wanted to be sure he found all of of the fungus and that the operation was as minimally invasive as possible.
I am waiting for her to be moved from recovery to ICU, where I will be able to see her... I will let everyone know how Jody is doing.
Finally got to see Jody around 2 o'clock... Lots of tubes and breathing apparatus but she is responding. They are having some trouble controlling her blood pressure, but that is to be expected. It is tough trying to carry on a conversation with her as she goes in and out of conciousness. Jody knows who I am and what has happened but she is a little confused, this is understandable after what she has been through. I decided to come home early to get some sleep. She has her own Nurse, an Intern and a ICU doctor looking after her and I am just in the way. I will be back with her by 8 o'clock.
See y'all tomorrow...
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Jody and Tom, Mike and I have you in our prayers and hope and pray everything is going well during and after surgery. We love you two and will be keeping an eye out for your home while you are gone. Please keep us informed.
ReplyDeleteHere we are 7:30 pm and we were going to call you but decided to just post on your blog. We are glad that the surgery is over and it appears that every has gone well. Her recovery from this major surgery will depend a lot on her will and all our prayers. Take care and you both are always in our thoughts.
ReplyDeleteRay and Mike
We are covering you with prayers and every thing crossed here in Thee Ohio. All Seymours, Lyons and Dehners sure love you!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Tom and Jody,
ReplyDeleteHope all is well today, We are praying for both you and Jody here in Jersey. I know she will do well as she is the best patient!!! Keep up the positive thoughts and all will work out fine. We Love you guys and will call you soon. Love, The Mautzs Trudy Derek Drew Clint and Trevor. . . Oh and don't forget your favorite Jake!!