Lots of Waiting... but Success

Jess was scheduled for surgery this morning between 6 and 11, but hospital time is apparently the same in Texas as it was in California. They came to Zale at 2 in the afternoon to wheel across the Skybridge to nearby Parkland hospital. Then another 2 and half hours until they took her to the OR (operating room) at 4:30. The surgery took about an hour and half and went very smoothly. Dr. Star put in a long titanium rod in her upper leg (femur) and secured it with three screws. He said bleeding was minimal, but she will feel pain at the incision site for a bit. Then another hour and half past during which Jess groggily woke up. There was the hospital equivalent of a traffic jam in the recovery room because of the amount of surgeries going on tonight, but we got to see her about 6:45. Unfortunately 7 o'clock is shift change so we had to wait until Zale was ready for her. Here it is a little after 8 and Jess is settled. Whew! Thanks for waiting with us wherever you happen to be and especially for praying for a successful surgery. Good night.