Update from the Surgeonby Jim
21 May 2008
12:05 pm4
Angie’s surgeon (Dr. Jacobsen, I think) just finished talking to me. She said everything went fine. They didn’t start until about 10, so that is why I haven’t heard anything until now. The surgery was successful. When they first made the incision, there was some fluid they were concerned about, so they’ve sent it off to be tested. One of the cysts did have a rupture, so it is likely that the fluid is just from that, so they aren’t too worried.
She’s got her epidural in and it will probably stay in for the next few days. The doctor said typically patients have the epidural in for 3 days, 4 at the most. They’ll be moving her to the ICU in the next couple hours. (Right now she is in Recovery.) There isn’t anything wrong, they just want to send her to the ICU so that she has a nurse assigned to just her. They told us this plan before we even started. They would have sent her straight to the ICU, but (as usual) they are waiting for a bed to open up. I won’t be able to see Angie until she moves to the ICU.
So, it looks like we’ll be here for a few days. I plan on going back to work so I don’t burn up all my sick leave, but I’ll stay with Angie as much as I can. My parents are (conveniently) in town, so my mom will be helping out with the vigil.
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12:53 PM on May 21st, 2008
So glad! Tell Angie she is in my prayers today too! Yell if there is anything we can do in the ward. Michelle from Springtown ward
1:02 PM on May 21st, 2008
We’re so glad to hear that the surgery went well! We’re glad your mom is there to help out. And thanks for keeping us informed!
-Russel & family
1:25 PM on May 21st, 2008
yay for being out of a successful surgery! 😀
that would be so scary to not be put under!! angie, you’re such a trooper!! 😀
thanks for being there with angie and jim, kathy. 🙂 i love you and jim and angie SO SO SO SO MUCH!
hang in there guys! thanks for keeping us posted, jim!!
7:27 PM on May 21st, 2008
Wow…I didn’t even know that Angie had a heart thing! I’m just now reading this and thinking what a hard thing it must be to go through. It’s nice that she has such a caring husband to go through this with.
Let her know that we (even though she probably won’t even remember who I am and she definitely doesn’t know Phil) are thinking about her and she is in our prayers.
Hoping that everything turns out well.
…Angie (Marsing) Witt