Guest guest Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 -May all be well -- In , " Bobbi " wrote: > > Just for a frame of reference let me tell you what our 24 hours has been like.....the attending > physician told us at 4:45 pm yesterday that he was listed. At 5:45 am this morning I was > jolted out of bed by a phone call from Chris's nurse telling me they had a liver for him and > that I needed to be here by 9. Skylar (our 9 year old) and I got ready and headed down here. > Other family members started showing up and they told us the surgeons had already done 2 > liver transplants this morning and needed to rest and it'd be closer to 1. One of the surgeons > examined him and said they were harvesting the donor liver around 1, and it'd be here about > 4. At that point they would examine the liver to make sure it's healthy and the right size. At 4 > his nurse told us the liver was good. We shouted hooray and Chris cried. At 4:30 they came > to get him to take him to OR. Our family came to the waiting room and I went back with him > until the OR nurse came to get him. It's now a little after 6 and we haven't heard any updates > yet. Their average surgery time is 3 hours. They did one this morning in 2 1/2! I'm telling you > guys, this place is awesome! They have people come here from all over the world. I cannot > say enough about the doctors, surgeons nurses and everyone else here! I am ready to put the > words PSC OUT of my vocabulary! > > And for those who have not been where we are yet, there is hope. And although it seems > scary, by the time you get sick enough to need a transplant, you and your loved ones will > welcome it. Hang in there-it's a bumpy ride but one that you can and will get through. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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