7:30 is not 7:30

Hospital time, of course. The doctor was diverted to an emergency procedure so they told us it would be a 25 min delay. After 45 min, the nurse came and took Mary into the OR. OK, I can live with that, but then she said, "We haven't seen the doctor yet but he will be here momentarily."

Mary's prep was straightforward--they took forever to find a good vein, nothing new there. They were also concerned with her low blood pressure. They came to an understanding, injected some saline solution into our girl and decided to proceed.

We did ask the rambling resident about which vertebrae is the target. She confirmed it was T6 or T7 and they would confirm before they did the procedure. I don't get it, the Oncologists were worried about T10. I guess she could tell my concern so she had Mary lean forward and started putting pressure on her vertebrae one at a time. She reacted at T6/T7 so I feel better. Mary on the other hand, felt some considerable pain.

With Mary rolling to the OR, I was dismissed. I found the cafeteria and am enjoying a "why bother" and a bagel. A "why bother," what is that you ask? Well, in Napa a few years ago I went into a coffee shop (not Starbucks) and asked if they could do a large latte, two shots, decaf and non-fat milk. The sweet looking clerk behind the counter shot back with "Up here, sir, that is called a 'why bother'". Properly chastised, I now refer to my favorite coffee flavored drink as a why bother.

I just took my last bite of bagel and checked the status board and Mary is supposedly in post-op already. They told us it would be fast, but that is incredible if it is correct!