Dad to have surgery again today. Dad's Team has decided that the Tracheostomy is the best option at this time. Having to constantly put the respirator down his throat and into his lungs is dangerous for a couple of reasons. One, no matter how sterile the condition in the hospital, there are Hospital Bugs that can attached to the hose and cause infection. Two, placing the tubes down Dad's throat causes damage and is painful. We don't know when the surgery will take place. Dad is on a wait list and we will only know an hour before it begins. Dad goes into surgery at 12 Noon. He is out of surgery at 1:49PM and Dr. Whyte feels that the surgery went well. Dad is taken back to ICU to recover from surgery. The ventilator is now inserted into the trach tube as opposed to directly into Dad's throat. He is resting now. Wish I was there with him, still sick!
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