Alex went into surgery @ about 3:30 this afternoon (much later than we anticipated). They let me go into pre-op with him while they prepped him for surgery. We got to talk with the anesthesiologists (there were several) and nurses that would be in the room with him. We were also able to say a prayer for both Alex and the surgical team right before they wheeled him out of pre-op. They gave him some anesthesia before he went into the OR so they could do his "Spinal", which will control pain post-op.
He was brought to recovery @ 6:30. They said he would be in recovery for about 2 hours, so I am expecting him back up in the room in another 30-45 minutes. I got one update at about 5:15 from the "communicating nurse" (Sarah) that just said the doctor reported that all was going well and that Dr. Devine was proceeding as planned. Sarah said that hearing less is more from Dr. Devine...that he typically only sends lots of updates out if there are unplanned events. If we don't hear much, that we should assume that all is going great and things are going as planned.
More to come after I speak with the Dr...
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