Candy & a homemade card from my Valentine.

We left the house at 6:15am for 6:45am check-in. Pre-pre-op.

All dressed & ready to go.

Pre-op.

There’s this shop vac/blow dryer that plugs into a blow-up blanket for warmth.

Then the wraps for the calves that pump the muscles for circulation.

The patient, being well taken care of.

The IV getting into place.

EKG ready to plug in to these tabs.

This will check her oxygen during the surgery.

Dr. Hyde, Dr. Bickford and the assisting doctor discussing strategy.

I left the patient as she was wheeled to surgery around 9am. I was told the doctor will be out to talk to us when the surgery is over, around 11:45am. I’ll let everyone know as soon as I hear anything.

Akuch & Robb’s baby due 8/29/13