Day of surgery: 1:43pm

So, the PA just came out again. As it stands now, they were unable to use the femoral artery for the bypass machine because they are too small. So now they are back at the chest working to free the sternum from the scartissue beneath. You understand correctly if you are thinking..."they don't even have his chest open yet?!" The PA said they expect it will take at least 2 more hours to get through the scar tissue. She states that his vitals continue to be normal last BP was 120's systolic. HE is doing ok, it's the scar tissue that is causing the delay. They said he is continuing to bleed, "a slow trickle" is how she put it. They are giving him blood and using a cell saver (a device that collects his blood to reinfuse). So they feel like it is gonna be an additional 8 hrs from now before they are finished. That's right, 9:00pm tonight. Again, that "family anesthesia" idea I had earlier sounds pretty good right now.

We plan on having anothe update around 2:30pm. In the mean time, Jimmy's parents have taken off, not sure where to, they are stressed and having a difficult time sitting still. My parents have just left to go find something to eat down the street, Jake has decided to tag along. I think he finds it hard to sit as well. And obviously, here I sit writing. Maybe I will venture down to subway and grab a salad.