Surgery Day - 3:05 PM

We just talked to the surgeon, who gave us a complete description of what he did, including drawings of the affected arteries. Final bypass count: 4. He was not happy with the blood flow on the left coronary artery, so he added a second bypass further down the line. They are both flowing reasonably well, but not as much as desired. The other two bypasses are flowing very well and her heart is beating better than it was before surgery. She is doing very well and has been moved to CCU. I will be going up there as soon as I post this message. The surgeon expects that the two bypasses that are not flowing at full strength will close up after several years, but he can't predict when. The good news is that the other bypasses and the adjustment her heart has already done until this point will keep her her going strong even if the others do close again. We have the best possible results considering the damage already suffered by her left coronary artery. She is in great shape and will now begin the healing process. I'll keep the updates going through at least the next few days of recovery. Thanks again for all your prayers!