Zach and I got to ICU shortly after 9 and they had already started backing off the oxygen to see if he could breathe on his own. His nurse told us to give her about an hour and they would probably have the tube out of his throat. We talked to him for just a few minutes and assured him that the surgery had gone well and that the organ appeared to be working fine, but he didn't seem to know much. He shook his head, but I'm not sure he knew why he was shaking his head!
We left him alone for a little while to get some sleep and then when we returned to the room, the tube was out and he was begging for water. They wouldn't let us give him anything which he didn't understand, but I expected that. ICU will be awful for him until they give him ice chips or something!
He looks wonderful and is trying to talk a little bit.
We'll see how the day goes...everyone wants to see him!
Monday, December 14, 2009
October 25, 2009 - 3:35 am
Jay is in ICU, still intubated but unbelievably, whether Zach and I are imagining it or not, he looks better! I swear, the organ is already working.
He will be sedated until about 6-7 hours after surgery so Zach and I are going to the hotel to get some rest. We'll be able to see him at 9:00 this morning.
I pray that God sees him through the night.
He will be sedated until about 6-7 hours after surgery so Zach and I are going to the hotel to get some rest. We'll be able to see him at 9:00 this morning.
I pray that God sees him through the night.
October 24, 2009 - WE GOT THE CALL!
OH MY GOSH! I don't believe it...the phone rang at 7:05 this morning and it was Angie, one of the transplant coordinators. She was incredibly calm as she told us that they had an organ for Jay! It was like Keystone Cops at our house, immediately! We did everything they told us not to do...we drove like idiots (when she said we had plenty of time), we called everyone in the family (when they told us not to) but at least we got Craig set up with Zach to meet him at their house and bring him to the hospital!
We arrived at the hospital at 8:17 am and they told us that one of the Fellows was leaving for New Mexico to biopsy the organ and see if it was viable. NEW MEXICO???? We found out that once you get to #1 on the List, that you go "nationwide," for organs! What a shock!
We didn't find out until 4:00 this afternoon that the transplant is a "go" as far as the organ being viable. It's on the way back to Dallas now and we'll know in a little bit. It has been a long and exhausting day!
At 4:30, they finished up the "get Jay ready" work and prepared him for surgery. It's official if the organ is a true match when it arrives.
It's a match - we're on our way to the O.R.!!!!!
They came to get Jay at 6:15 and Zach and I went to the operating room with him...talked with the anesthesiologist, and got ready to say our goodbyes! We were standing in the hallway with him when one of his surgeons came running down the hallway with a red Igloo cooler - it's not just TV, it's real! He went running past us and said, "This the liver!" All I could think was, "STOP RUNNING WITH IT!"
We left Jay at the doors at 6:35 pm. No word on how things will go during surgery - they warned us not to expect any updates - they can't afford to delay anything once they've opened him up!
We arrived at the hospital at 8:17 am and they told us that one of the Fellows was leaving for New Mexico to biopsy the organ and see if it was viable. NEW MEXICO???? We found out that once you get to #1 on the List, that you go "nationwide," for organs! What a shock!
We didn't find out until 4:00 this afternoon that the transplant is a "go" as far as the organ being viable. It's on the way back to Dallas now and we'll know in a little bit. It has been a long and exhausting day!
At 4:30, they finished up the "get Jay ready" work and prepared him for surgery. It's official if the organ is a true match when it arrives.
It's a match - we're on our way to the O.R.!!!!!
They came to get Jay at 6:15 and Zach and I went to the operating room with him...talked with the anesthesiologist, and got ready to say our goodbyes! We were standing in the hallway with him when one of his surgeons came running down the hallway with a red Igloo cooler - it's not just TV, it's real! He went running past us and said, "This the liver!" All I could think was, "STOP RUNNING WITH IT!"
We left Jay at the doors at 6:35 pm. No word on how things will go during surgery - they warned us not to expect any updates - they can't afford to delay anything once they've opened him up!
October 23, 2009
Jay went to see Dr. Trotter today - we told him that we wanted him treating Jay from here forward, no more Dr. Lepe. He moved Jay up on the list again, which of course, is very frightening, but we knew this day was coming. Just more wait and see! So tiresome!
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