After Surgery

We waited an additional 4 hours, in 1/2 hour increments for Alex to have his surgery. We walked with him down to the operating room, and then kissed him good bye.

Then, Eric and I walked hand in hand down the hallway, and started our wait. At 6:45, the nurses called us back to see our brave boy.

I was not expecting the "gurgling" of the chest tube machine, or the amount of red liquid in the tube. I don't know what I thought it would look like, but it is quite, big, and loud. It is a "sealed" system, so that water pumps in, and back out of his chest, to flush out the "stuff" left over from surgery.

The nurses are currently hooking up a morphine machine, so that Alex can request a dose every 10 minutes, as needed.

The doctors said they removed a hard round mass from his lung (about the size of a marble), and that the rest of his lung looked great.

Since it is a Friday night, of a three day weekend, we don't expect to get results back until Tuesday or Wednesday.

I am heading home to spend the evening, and tomorrow with Tessa. Eric will stay here with Alex, and make sure that he is as comfortable as he can be with a new incision, and tube coming out of his right side.

Thanks for all the love and support. We will keep you all updated on his condition.