OK here is the sequence of events from today. (times are sometimes a guesstimate)
6 am - woke up, took care of some things.
6:30 - woke up wife and 2 of 3 kids
6:40 - woke up Rai
7:19 - on the road to Gillette's (Children's Hospital in St. Paul)
8:20 - arrive, abortion protesters are out
8:35 - admitted to pre-op
9:50 - Rai and Jo head back, I go to eat with Mira & Laura
11:15 - Rai in post op
11:45 - I see Rai for first time since 9:50
12:45 pm - we are released and are home
7:30 Rai in bed doped to the gills
All in all this was a very minor surgery. they removed 4 screws and 2 plates and shaved down some bone spurs. Jo described it to her mom as the continental plates shifting and forming mountains, I thought that was cool and clever. The doc was cool, he gave us the 4 screws (the size used in glasses, maybe a bit bigger) and plates (less than an inch long and 4 mm wide), which I think is very cool. She is asleep and was even a little chatty before bed. Hopefully this is the last one ever, especially since the 3rd plate is now covered in bone and there is no way a screw can poke through her scalp.
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