More PT Prayers worked...OUT OF SURGERY...post 32!

[Karen]

Prayers on the way for successful surgery!

[Pinot's Mom]

They took Daddy in to surgery early (2:15), my sister just called me, he's in recovery!! The thyroid was so large it was pushed very far into the chest cavity; it, and the corresponding growths, is gone. The trachea, at this point, is still intact. He'll be in recovery for a few hours, on the ventilator until tomorrow, and then we'll reevaluate.

Thank you all for your prayers!

By the way, Candace, I know Phred helped out - how could he not? MY FATHER'S NAME IS FRED!!

[lvpets2002]

Thank you so much for the update on your father.. Hope he is on the road to healing now.. Sending Lots More Prayers & Prayers && Huggss..

[Catty1]

OMIGOSH! I thought the surgery would be a lot longer...but thank God and Phred he made it!

I think he will be able to breathe much more easily - and getting more Oxi-Jen into his system is bound to help him perk up.

More prayers for continued recovery.

[phesina]

What good news!!!

More prayers for a good recovery.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Oh, I am so sorry! I just saw this. Prayers flying for all of you!!! I'm sure Phred will be right beside him all night long!!!

[Freedom]

They took Daddy in to surgery early (2:15), my sister just called me, he's in recovery!!

Good news! Let the healing begin.

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is wonderful news!!!

[K9karen]

I'm sorry i just saw this. Your daddy sounds like a strong man. I'm glad the surgery is over. A gazillion prayers for his recovery.
Prayers also going out for your brother. I'm so sorry, Maggie, that you're going through such an emotional time.

[Medusa]

Excellent news!

[pomtzu]

Great news Maggie. Prayers that your Dad continues on a positive course of recovery.

Any word on how your brother is doing?

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm sorry i just saw this. Your daddy sounds like a strong man. I'm glad the surgery is over. A gazillion prayers for his recovery.
Prayers also going out for your brother. I'm so sorry, Maggie, that you're going through such an emotional time.

Yes, Daddy is a VERY strong man, he's always seemed like an unmovable force to me...a very commanding presence (which came in handy, I imagine as a Lt. Commander and Air Craft Carrier Commander in the Navy ).

Latest on my brother: his white cell count is responding, but there is a dead section of his stomach that will have to be removed.

Thank you for your prayers everyone! We're getting there, one step at a time!

[Donnaj4962]

So glad to hear Dad is doing better. Continued prayers for the family. Now brother needs to continue to get better!

[jennielynn1970]

So glad to hear your daddy is out of surgery, and is recovering!! Now more thoughts and prayers for your brother. Poor guy.

HUGS to you!!!

[Pinot's Mom]

Fun update!
Daddy's been under sedation since this saga began; they were worried about bringing him out (they had to restrain him previously) and getting the ventilator tube out. Well, no more worries...
They brought him out gradually while still ventilated; in the process, he quickly reached up and ripped out the ventilator tube. He's baaack! My sister actually had a conversation with him for the first time this afternoon, but the hospital has him restrained. She had to make him promise he wouldn't rip anything else out so she could have them release his arm to hold his hand. The oxygen is the next potential victim.