Like a surgeon!

The surgeon came and talked to us, he said he was really happy with the surgery, that her heart looked good in the echo (like an xray). We'll get to see her in an hour or so, though she'll look pretty rough. Post-Op the kids can have the "24 slump", where they really need to monitor her blood pressure, heart rate, etc. and adjust meds, machines, etc.

With the surgery results looking good, though, we feel like we're over a huge hurdle; we both felt like the surgeon answered a question we'd been fretting over for 6 months. When the surgeon walked over to us, I put a half eaten apple face down on a waiting room end table I was so anxious to hear how things went. It'll be hard seeing her tonight, and all the doctors and nurses and chaplains recommend we don't stay long, go home and get some rest.

After the surgeon left, and we hugged and cried, Julie and I sat there stunned for a minute. Someone said "maybe we should get a beer?" Maybe that's just what we'll do.