sugery today

Hi, I'm sitting in the Benefis surgical waiting area. Today, Tuesday, Sydney went to surgery at 7:30n am. They have very nice accommodations for family. I am in a private area and there is a phone here where they call from surgery to keep me posted on progress. They are now, at 10:30, harvesting the arterial graphs. Sydney is not on the heart and lung bypass machine yet. They will call when they do that and then again when they have him back on his own heart. I expect he will return to his room upstairs about 3pm with a respirator. A few hours after that, when he can be alert enough to breath on his own they will take the tube from his throat and he may even have to take a step or two this evening.
He was really scared Saturday, but coming to the hospital a couple of days early gave him a chance to ask lots of questions and look at a heart model etc., so he was ready to go this am.
Maybe too ready. He wasn't sure he wanted cpr if needed. I asked him why and he said that way he wouldn't know when he died and wouldn't have to go through that. I think his big fear is the passing process, not the destination!
The surgical nurse just called to say Sydney is now on the heart and lung bypass and that she will call me when he is back on his own system, but it will be awhile because he has so many grafts to do.

Yesterday Gardner decided Sydney should get to see Beuford, our beagle dog before his surgery. He brought Beuford in the first floor and the security guard asked him if the dog was registered (he meant as a therapy dog) and Gardner assured him he was (he meant a registered beagle). Anyway Gardner took the dog to the Cardiovasularunit upstairs and when Beuford saw Sydney he started his loud baying and Gardner and the dog were asked to leave, but Sydney was so pleased everyone thought it was worth it.

I will try to post this evening, just to know all is going as expected, as I think it will.

PS Yesterday I poisoned myself on fair food: chocolate ice cream dip, popcorn, cotton candy, peanut brittle, shaved ice, corn dog, etc.

PPS On Saturday I got health care giver CPR certification renewal with a 100 percent score. Sure glad I didn't have to use my skills on Sydney. I am scheduled to return to work at the deaf and blind school on the 16th. I'll just have to see how that goes, with Sydney and all. His sister may come to be with him that week.