The hospital called at about 3:30pm to say that Deb was out of theatre and everything had gone well. Sam, Kate and I arrived at the hospital about 4:00. Deb was sitting up in bed looking very well. She was not in the Critical Care Unit but back on Ward East Lower B in an observation unit. She had a large bandage round her head and was being given oxygen from a tube to her nose but was sitting up smiling. She was coherent and apart from some confusion over the length of time she had been in surgery (about 5.5 hours) was talking sense. She had been fitted with a catheter but all of the other lines had been removed (they had not used the central line into her jugular.)
While we were there Mr Kay, the surgeon came in. He emphasised how well the operation had gone. He had removed as much of the tumour as he could and inserted the gliadel wafers. He wanted Deb to get up tomorrow and thought she may be able to go home after 2 or 3 days. She should see her GP about getting the staples removed from her head.
Deb was given some oral morphine for a headache. We left after about an hour so she could sleep. I plan to call in after work tomorrow morning.
I feel very relieved. This is really good outcome. Mr Kay may feel that the operation was routine but to be awake and smiling after 5 hours on a table with someone cutting lumps out of your brain seems marvellous to me.
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