Dr. Lan just called and said Bill is in recovery. Everything went well and now he thinks he'll be able to go home tomorrow instead of waiting until Monday. He will get with Dr. Burnett and discuss it and let us know later.

The nurse just called and said that the new lead is in place and the dr. was implanting the device. He was able to use the same incision as last time instead of moving it to the other side. They will have to shock him to make sure the device is working properly but he won't feel it. Should take another 30 minutes and then off to recovery.

Jackie, the transplant coordinator, and Dr. Amos, the transplant psychologist, popped in a few minutes ago. They didn't know what time he was supposed to be taken. Jackie agreed that if I had not come home from work when I did Monday that Bill probably would have been dead when I got home. Maybe he won't be as stubborn now since he's had this little scare.

Just got the first call and the surgery will start in about 10 minutes. She said Bill was on the table and HAPPY. They will call again in about an hours.

Good Morning! We had a relatively quiet night and Tony from transportation came and got Bill about 30 minutes ago. This procedure isn't supposed to take as long as the one yesterday, depending on if they have to move it to the other side or not. When I get some news I'll get it posted.

Dr. Lan was just in and was very pleased with Bill's progress. He has a lot more energy even now and is breathing much better. Everything is on track for the pacemaker upgrade tomorrow. He is having a small reaction to the cath dye but he's been taking steroids so maybe it won't be too bad a reaction. We are just going to kick back now and watch the World Series.

Bill is back in the room and looks great! He also said that he feels better and that it is much easier to breathe. Dr. Lan did not explain too much to him about what he did so he has a million questions. They have ordered him some lunch and then he just has to lay still until 3:30.

Praise the Lord! Just talked to Dr. Lan and he said everything went well and Bill is in recovery. Will probably be there for an hour and then brought back to the room. Everything is still on schedule for tomorrow and the upgrade to the pacemaker. He didn't say how big an area they burned or what the prognosis is now, but I'm sure he'll be in later this afternoon or evening to let me know.