John went into surgery about 0800, but the actual incision was not made until about 0930. They are concerned that he may have aspirated either at the scene of the accident, or during the night when he was coughing and vomited. He received a naso-gastric tube to drain his stomach, but his lungs sound “junky”, per his night nurse, Catherine. Jane, the senior manager, introduced herself to us, as John was going down to the OR, and promised us she would keep us informed the entire day. We have seen her at 1045 and 1400 so far. They have finished the anterior portion of the surgery and have just flipped him over to do the posterior aspect. He is “rock solid stable but the lungs are junky”, per Jane. Now we all know that John was also a smoker for several years, however, they are pretty confident he aspirated. Their plan is that he will be placed in Critical Care for a few days, and kept on the ventilator. He will be in an analgesic state, and this will give them the opportunity to really get those lungs cleaned out. I am not really okay with this entire situation, but to be truthful, I am not that surprised. I just don’t like it for my husband. That is all we know for now. I will update as soon as new information becomes available.
Ironically, today while we have been waiting for John to get out of surgery, a man walked by carrying lots of belongings, and gave us words of support. He stated, “I was right where you are, one week ago. These people are wonderful. My wife is going home today.” That was a random act of kindness that absolutely made a difference to me. He just saw our pain on our faces. Thank you, Mr. Hughes, for committing a random act of kindness.
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