It's over! I just talked to Dr. Peck and he said everything went fine. They did have to turn off his diffibulator and hook him to an external one as a precaution because they didn't want it to fire. They did leave the pacemaker pacing. They also inserted an arterial line to directly monitor his blood pressure since it has stayed so low.

As far as Dr. Peck is concerned he could go home tonight. He does have stitches and he will probably ooze some for a little while. But he does not have to see him again unless there is a problem. He said some bone slivers could work through and cause a problem, but he doesn't anticipate that happening. He can also go ahead and have his dentures made.

Dr. Hess, the cardiologist will probably monitor him tonight to make sure his pressure stabilizes and he may tweak his meds some. But, if all goes well he should leave tomorrow. We're planning on staying in Memphis tomorrow night and going to the denture lab Wednesday morning. They advertise that if you come in the morning, your dentures will be ready in the afternoon.

I just talked to the nurse again and she said he's doing fine in recovery and should be about 30 more minutes and they will be bringing him back up. So, until he gets back into the room, this is all for now.