2nd morning and Shannon is more alert than ever. She is getting breakfast and is being boring and ordering cream of wheat. I would have gone with walrus bacon.
She had a fun experience with a crazy patient they brought in last night. Her IV's went crazy so they're going to redo them today. Docs might keep her another day in ICU.
-R
And your little cat too! As if Murphy could be called little, Shannon is in ICU and talking, demanding more ice and chapstick.
-R
She is out of surgery and going to the ICU in about an hour. Of course I'm away getting jewelry when she is out. She did express wanting anyone who is able to drop by and spend time with her during recovery but we'll be updating you with that info when we get it.
We are out of the woods. Still not back in Kansas but the tumor portion has been removed, as much as possible. They report that the surgery is going very well and we are on track for a good recovery.
Called the OR nurse and all reports are good. They are starting the vascular work before removal can begin.
We met with the surgeon, looks like everything is as good as can possibly be. The surgery is supposed to last 3-5 hours. All of her left brained functions have moved either out of the way or have been moved to the right brain. They are hopeful that she'll be going right to a recovery room and spend little to no time in ICU. She is doing good and keeps telling everyone that she is a middle school teacher. She had a foot massage she rather enjoyed and has been wheeled off to the OR. I guess somedays your Dorothy somedays your scarecrow. I'll be updating as often as possible.
-R
She's got her first haircut for the stickies that let the machine know where her head is at. The anesthesiologist delivers jokes like a ninja, you don't know they're there until its too late.
