Surgery Finalized

7:20am

Yesterday Taylor met with the Doctor at Shands so he could assess Taylor's health, finalize plans and have Taylor sign the medical releases for surgery next Thursday. This will be Taylor's 5th surgery, but the first one where he was well enough to sign the release. As with all surgeries, there was a long list of things that could potentially be a problem, but the procedure is overall a safe one. And, compared to what he's been through, it rates pretty low on the risk scale.

Although he initially decided against having it done now, he's decided to have the Doctor work on the Trach scar, which is about 3/4" in diameter. The Doctor offered during Taylor's last visit to work on that while he was undergoing the sling procedure for his face, but Taylor thought that would be too much at one time. Yesterday he changed his mind and wants to get it all done next Thursday.

He was given the choice of using a banding material made from a cow fetus or a human cadaver. He said "I'll take the cow".

The surgery is planned for 9am, but Taylor has to be there at 7am. The procedure will take about 3 hours and he will be in the Recovery Room for a couple of hours, so it will be a full day at the hospital.

Suzie's cousin, Emily Simmons, lives nearby so we'll stay with her Wednesday night and again Thursday night. Taylor meets with the Doctor at 8am on Thursday and then we'll make the drive back home. The Doctor gave Taylor a prescription for pain killers, so he probably won't mind the ride back.

Keep Taylor in your prayers next Thursday!