Operation was a success

[dreamshark]

And yes, the patient lived. I haven't seen him yet, but have talked to the surgeon. There were no surprises, which is generally desirable where surgery is concerned. As planned, he bypassed 2 arteries.

And he was able to get all the raw materials he needed without going into the leg, which is apparently the best scenario. One length of artery came from the left forearm, the other from a non-essential artery inside the chest cavity (who knew there were spare parts just lying around in there?).

I have been hanging around for about 40 minutes waiting for somebody to come get me and lead me to my husband. I think it's time to go out and find him. This is an excellent hospital and the procedure seems to have gone perfectly smoothly, but from the spectator point of view the scene transitions need some work.

Posted via LiveJournal.app.