Lung Surgery #2

10:45 a.m. – Dr. Bull just came out and said that the surgery is complete. Everything went well, but they had to remove approximately 50% of his left lung in order to get all of the nodules (about 15 of them). The doctor actually said that if his right lung had been whole he would have rather just removed the entire left lobe, but since that wouldn't leave him with enough capacity b/c of what he lost in the last surgery, just cutting out the individual tumors was the best option. We're now just waiting for him to recover enough for us to go see him in the SICU, which will take about an hour and a half. He'll also wake up with a tube down his throat as he isn't awake enough to remove it yet.

9:40 a.m. – The nurse called again and said that it would be at least another hour. She also mentioned that they have already removed several "specimens", and that every thing is still going smoothly.

8:45 a.m. – One of the nurses in the surgery room called and said that it is underway and everything is going well so far.

7:45 a.m. – Hello everyone. Today's surgery started very early. Jim, Patti, Clayton and Makell had to get up at 4 a.m. this morning to make it to the U of U hospital by 6 a.m. Coleton and I (Clint) arrived at about 7 and Mariah just arrived. Jen is working, and Enrique is staying home to take care of Boston and Roman. Dad was taken from his prep room at about 7:30 a.m., basically right on time, and we'll hear from the nurse in the surgery room in about an hour. One positive change from last time is that Dad was able to receive a nerve block, so his pain should be much more manageable this time around.