Surgery news

11:45 a.m. EDT: Just heard from Mom and Kirk out in Minnesota. Karl didn't get an early start as slated. In fact, Dr. Brogan came up and told him the party was going to get started without him! Anyway, he went down around 8:30 a.m. CDT and surgery began at 9:30. They expected it to last a couple hours and then another recovery period before they ship him back up to his Clinitron bed on the 8th floor. I'll add to this post whenever I hear anything.

Noon EDT: Wow, just heard from Kirk. The service called to tell him doctors were closing up and Karl will be in recovery for the next two hours or so. Since the surgery took less than two hours, we can only assume everything went well. I'm sure we'll know more soon.

2:45 EDT: I am on the phone with Karl right now! He's in his room and has been there for about 45 minutes. He's a bit hoarse and says his foot is really smarting where they patched him up. He was told everything went well. He has a large bandage and drainage tube on his tookus, but thankfully, he can't feel anything. He'll be in his Clinitron bed for the next three weeks where they will monitor him carefully. He's begging his nurse Tracy for more pain relief, but she said he's not getting anything. Then he said, "You mean I can't even get an aspirin?" Oh his sense of humor!! Thankfully, some things never change. I'll report in if I hear any more later this evening.

Thanks for all your emails and facebook messages. We're feeling the prayers and love!

Blessings,
Kerry