Sometime around when the powers that be (and the doctors the rock) managed to keep me on this side of the shadowy veil, the server’s Internet connection when belly up. Seems like a more than fair trade. Actually, as karmic tabs go, I’m assuming I still owe on this one, and I can readily accept …
Category Archives: Personal
Six, count them, Six bypasses
3:25 PM – Sandro is now out of surgery. The doctors say that it was a very sucessful surgery. There was no damage to his heart and he now has all new plumbing! He is in the ICU unit, where visitors are limited. With any luck he will be off of the ventilator by tomorrow …
Still no word…
12:11 PM – still waiting for him to get out of surgery. I guess no news is good news.
Small Update
10:48 AM – After pestering the staff here for information, we now know that the surgery started at 8 am. Sandro is doing well. The surgeon is taking his time harvesting lots of grafts. Assuming the standard 3-5 hour surgery, we should have more news by 1 pm.
still no news
9:45 AM – For all of you waiting for news, Sandro was brought into the surgery room at 6:15 this morning. He is still in surgery and I am here patiently waiting for news. Once I hear anything I will let you all know. Thanks for your prayers.
Day 9: Last post before surgery
It’s almost midnight on the eve of my surgery. After we pack the computer (in a few minutes) I won’t have access again for an unknown amount of time (probably 3-5 days). Missi is going to post critical updates as often as practical for her. Thanks for all your hopes and prayers. -Sandro
Day 9: 18 hours to surgery
My nerves got the best of me last night and I didn’t sleep well. I got prescribed Lorazepam (Ativan) to settle my nerves. The best advice is to use the meds offered to make things somewhat easier. I go into surgery in about 18 hours. In the mean time I have forms to fill out, …
Day 8: Start the clocks
Today we’ve heard semi-official news that my surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. It was like getting hit the belly. My fear and nerves now have a new lease on life. Sigh.
Days 4-7: Belated update
I apologize for not updating over the past few days. There’s really no good reason for it, since I’m mostly just sitting here. Internet occasionally goes out, but otherwise days are uneventful. I’ve decided on a traditional open-heart bypass surgery. The minimally invasive operation had several things to recommend it, but in the end, the …
Day 3 summary
I started the day with the cath procedure. The results were unexpected. I have significant blockage throughout the blood vessels that feed the heart. Based on the results the decision was made not to proceed with installing stents (since 8 or more would have been necessary). The next step is bypass surgery. I’ll need multiple …