Everything's okay

[pjthompson]

My friend came through the surgery okay. My other friend, his wife, didn't get a chance to talk to the surgeon last night and the operatee was going in and out of dreamtime. "They didn't get it all," he told her. "They have to go back in." We're both hoping that's a drug-induced hallucination, but she'll know more today.

I've been a bit...high strung over this. The last person I loved who went under the knife never made it off the table, so although the circumstances were different, I couldn't help flashing back to that. But this isn't about me, and it isn't about the loved one I lost. This is about my friend and his road to recovery, which will take awhile. But I am greatly relieved he made it past this first big hurdle.

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[frigg.livejournal.com]

Worrying, I hope he'll be okay.

[pjthompson]

He's okay for the time being. He'll have to have surgery again, probably in about six weeks, but the long term prognosis is pretty good.