Peripatetic liver

Patricia'a dad, Michael, doing blog duties.  You'll get your favorite blogger back in due course -- once the ransom has been paid.  I think the ransom is 1 hour of rest, which might be harder to come up with than dollars at this point.

Nahum's surgery began about 8:30.  After abdominal entry the surgeon's had to first remove his gall bladder in order to be able to perform the liver portion removal. (That's just another of many sacrifices Nahum is making).  The liver finally began it's 2 mile journey from Montefiore to Children's Hospital, accompanied by one of the surgeons (a two person team).  That does seem odd, perhaps, to not do both operations at the same site but Children's Hospital, due to activity, is now strictly limited to children and since cadaver livers are transported sometimes from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh, the 2 mile journey for Nahum's peripatetic liver is quite comparably less.

Both patients have been reported as stable. We haven't heard yet how close to returning to consciousness Nahum is.  But that could still be a while.  The closing process itself is quite important and not to be rushed.

Shayna's surgeons were actually quite delightful to speak with yesterday evening.  Energetic and willing to explain and draw diagrams on a whiteboard in the room. A real benefit for the curious brains of the other adults in the room. :-)  You might wish to know that the most technical part of the operation with Shayna is the stitching of a cadaver vein into place (yes, there is another donor besides Nahum in this process).  The surgeon had already examined that vein as of yesterday evening and felt that it should prove to be a good match for Shayna's veins.

We will now enjoy taking Patricia out for a walk.  There are some very pleasant places to be on this cold and windy day.