2 hours

We have been told that Dan's surgery will be done in 2 hours 4 times. Accordingly, I'm not sure I have any idea how much longer my husband will be in surgery.

An hour ago, the resident anesthesiologist walked past the waiting area on her way home and gave us the best update we've heard all day. She said Dan is doing wonderfully and is so strong that they're giving him tons of narcotics to keep him under. She said the Whipple was done at 1230, and they've been working on the liver since then. She said there was no reason to send him to ICU when she left. The only thing that could change it would be if he's intubated too long. Then, he would have to be on a vent overnight before extubating. Other than that, she said everyone was thrilled with how well the surgery is going.

She also said there was probably another couple of hours.

Just a minute ago, we had the receptionist call back to the OR to get an update. AGAIN, we were told two more hours.

So, I think the surgery will be done in 2 hours. I think. Ha.

Prayer Requests:
* Dan can be extubated and sent to a regular med/surg floor. He would be seriously bummed to wake up intubated.
* These next "two hours" go by quickly.
* Dan remains stable and continues to suprise the docs with his "robustness"
* The wife can hold it together for another couple hours until she can see him.
* Pray for endurance for the surgeons.