Portside Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Whew! That was close. The good news: R.'s surgery yesterday was successful and did what it was suppose to do. The not so good news: R. did not wake up as patients normally do with this type of surgery. It should have been a quick in and out and then home the same day. With all her other procedures, R has tolerated anesthesia well with no other complications. Not this time - for whatever reason, 1 hour after she left the OR she wasn't awake yet and the staff was starting to worry. Four hours later and with no change they were in a full panic. Her BP dropped off to a dangerously low measure and blood gases were in terrible shape, especially her O2 saturation. We moved her from the postop room to the ICU where she finally came to at 10pm. Long story short: she's home now with no apparent complications. Her surgeon and the chief anesthesiologist are baffled but thrilled she dodged a bullet. She's up and around and feels good but can't understand why everyone was so freaked out. In her words: "Hey, I made it out through the front door - that's a win in my book." Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriciad Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 So glad it all worked out. Now it's time to rest and recuperate. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManutesGirl Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 So happy to hear all is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabzmom Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Glad to hear she is on the mend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fctyler Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 That is such great news. I know many of us feel that a trip to the doctor or hospital always ends in tragedy. I'm so glad to hear things went so well; your wife sounds like she has a great sense of humor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmsmdm Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I am glad everything "worked out". I can't imagine living that fear again until she woke up!! ((((Hugs)))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtokam Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Thank goodness all is well now. It must have been very scary for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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