Hi all,
We met with the general surgeon this afternoon and we were directly sent to pre-op. They had an opening for 8am tomorrow for surgery so we took it in the interest of helping Gage feel better as quickly as possible.
He will be under general and the whole thing (wheeled in and out) is supposed to take about an hour. He’ll recover and we hope to be discharged in about 4 hours.
Julian is still leaving town tonight. Please do not freak out. All is under control. I’m okay and Julian is okay with this decision. It is best for Julian to be taking care of work during this non crisis moment and to focus on some business things while what we are doing is a very routine procedure. It was hard for Julian to leave, but I feel extremely comfortable with what the surgeon is doing and am keeping focus on what the end result is – dialysis and a better feeling little boy. Because this kidney failure is kicking his ass.
I’ll let you all know what is going on when I return from the hospital tomorrow, which I hope will be around the lunch-ish hour. I expect it all to go as smooth as can be.
Julia