A recovery room nurse just made an announcement to everyone in the waiting room. She explained the surgery/recovery procedure. She said that in the recovery room, there are 27 beds, with a nurse-patient ratio of 1:1. Awesome! However, some orthopedic patients may be out of luck; she said they're expecting a bed shortage on that floor. She also told us that patients can expect to be in there for 3 hours! Better call a backup babysitter! My mom is still wondering why in the world she had to be here so early, and is in awe of what's going on around her ... Dad is stone-faced, pretending to look at a car magazine ... Shawn is drinking coffee and exerting his calming influence over us all ... and me, I'm trying to distract myself by blogging ...
Oh! They just called her name and took her back, I guess for lab work, etc. Now we wait for our pager to light up so we can go be with her before the surgery begins.
linda, the prayer chain has already begun and is in full force.just read your agenda.i think the gastric emptying is a nuclear med scan.anyway, nothing but positive thoughts are coming your way.will be in touch with kara or patty.love to you and my strength to help you along.debbie
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