Show Time and Surgery Update Number 1

Mom was called back to get prepped for surgery.

They put her IV in and hooked her up to all of the necessary equipment

And the fantastic team that's taking care of her during surgery

came in to talk with her one by one.

The two men of the hour

Dr. Camarata, the neurosurgeon

and

Dr. Lin, the neurotologist

spent time asking questions and had her sign paperwork

and made sure they marked the correct ear, thank you very much.

And this funny guy...the anesthesiologist whose name we didn't catch

was a light-hearted, cheerful, and reassuring man who made all of us smile.

Everybody who is taking care of her today has made us feel confident that she is in the very BEST hands possible.

As we waited for the OR to be readied we made sure she was all set with her wires and IVs

we had a word of prayer and chatted and joked.

Then a man came to put some preliminary happy juice in her IV

and mom was feelin' groovy,

and then it was time to say goodbye.

After they wheeled her away

Nancy, a rock star neurosurgical nurse coordinator,

Upgraded our waiting room from this

To THIS!

We also got a brief history of the hospital and a sneak peek of the ICU room

where she'll be staying after surgery.

It's been 90 minutes since she was wheeled back into surgery

and as I was working on this post we just got our first update!

She is doing very well and her vital signs are perfect. Dr. Lin is taking his time drilling and removing small bits of bone and making their way carefully to the inner ear.
We'll keep you posted when we get the next update!

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