Ben's "chariot" arrived at 6:45 a.m. and took him to surgical prep area. Of course they'd been prepping him all night with sterile washes, dietary restrictions, and blood work.
Once in the surgical area we were greeted by the nurses, the anesthesiologist and the surgeon, all who were extremely kind, gentle, and assuring.
Right on schedule by 7:30 a.m. Ben was wheeled off to surgery. He went to sleep easily and they had no trouble getting the variety of i.v. lines in place once he was "under."
They entered the chest in the same place where he had his surgery as an infant. There was some question as to how long that would take given the scar tissue they expected to find, but apparently it was not too difficult.
Further images of the aorta indicated the need for a somewhat different procedure than they thought. Shortly after 2:00 p.m., we were informed that the repair work was all done on both the aorta and the l.c.a.
Currently we're waiting for the surgeon to visit and give us more details.
We appreciate all of your expressions of support and your prayers, and marvel at the ways technology can help keep us connected to the spiritual and human elements of our life together.
More tonight.
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