We arrived at the hospital at 8:30 am to find Nancy in good spirits waiting for her surgery. As we waited for her to be taken to the operating room she dozed and seemed very calm and peaceful.
Her surgery got a late start and didn't begin until 10:26am (scheduled for 9:30). The surgeon came out at about noon to say the surgery was complete and had gone well. They had to do an above the knee amputation. Once she has completed her recovery in the hospital she will have to go to rehab. Nancy was in recovery for about 2 hours and was returned to her room a little after 2pm. She was still very groggy but awake. She continued to sleep for the next hour and a half. Right after she returned to her room they brought a lunch tray for her. When she woke up at about 3:30 she asked what was on the tray. She ate some frozen yogurt that she really enjoyed and some pears. At about 5:00 they brought her a dinner tray and she ate some chicken, broccoli and angel food cake. She has put in her order for a root beer Italian Ice from Rita's for tomorrow.
All in all she is very awake and alert and has accepted the amputation like a champ. At one point early this evening she raised her head off the pillow and looked down at the bed. I asked her what she was looking for and she responded "the stump". They had covered it with a pillow so I lifted the pillow and touched her leg, she said she could feel my touch and then I showed her on the pillow where it was. She said ok and laid her head down and that was it. She didn't mention it again and was ok for the rest of our visit. WHAT A STRONG WOMAN SHE IS!
All of the people taking care of her are wonderful. They are like family.
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