Lots of Questions
We're still trying to figure out exactly what happened on Friday - and why we even had to go to the hospital at all, if Enrique's hormone levels were too high for them to operate.
One part of the mess we do understand: Enrique was taken into the operating room prematurely because the resident failed to wait for the results of a blood test.
Once he was in the OR, the anestesiologist put him on oxygen and was just about to put him under when his surgeon found him and said, "What are you doing in here?"
Not exactly the words you want to hear from your surgeon when you're on the operating table!
Then they sent him to the recovery room to wait. Around 3pm we learned that his hormone levels were too high to operate and he was released, hungry (he hadn't been able to eat since the night before).
In the waiting room, the surgeon told us that the operation would be postponed for at least a week. I asked her when they would do a blood test to make sure his hormone levels we low enough to operate.
Confusingly, she told me there probably wouldn't be a need for another blood test. I don't understand that at all. I was too tired to follow-up at the time.
Separately, we find ourselves wondering why the famous surgeon was going to be a part of the surgery. Is this an indication that Enrique's case is more complex than we thought? Or something else?
We're going to speak with the surgeon on Monday and try to get some answers.
One part of the mess we do understand: Enrique was taken into the operating room prematurely because the resident failed to wait for the results of a blood test.
Once he was in the OR, the anestesiologist put him on oxygen and was just about to put him under when his surgeon found him and said, "What are you doing in here?"
Not exactly the words you want to hear from your surgeon when you're on the operating table!
Then they sent him to the recovery room to wait. Around 3pm we learned that his hormone levels were too high to operate and he was released, hungry (he hadn't been able to eat since the night before).
In the waiting room, the surgeon told us that the operation would be postponed for at least a week. I asked her when they would do a blood test to make sure his hormone levels we low enough to operate.
Confusingly, she told me there probably wouldn't be a need for another blood test. I don't understand that at all. I was too tired to follow-up at the time.
Separately, we find ourselves wondering why the famous surgeon was going to be a part of the surgery. Is this an indication that Enrique's case is more complex than we thought? Or something else?
We're going to speak with the surgeon on Monday and try to get some answers.
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