Thought I’d give an update now from my home after some rest:
Surgery took a good while, about 8 hours. About 1:30 the doctor talked to us. About 3 we were taken back to IC and by 4 both Mom and I left for rest at home. Dad was totally out, and likely wouldn’t really realize what’s going on this morning anyway.
Doctor said essentially Dad seemed to have 4 blockages, but could only work with 2 - the most important. Plus, they took a while because they could not find good vessels to use in his body. It was 5 hours when they said they could actually start the surgery itself, were starting the heart-lung machine, not just fishing for parts!
Mom was completely beside herself unhinged part way through after I got there because staff were running back and forth, and she was sure everything was bad - but they weren’t even going to our OR, as I found out later. A nurse who wandered in pointed out that, and I looked down the very long hallway and walked to see it was very long without even any doors! So no way they could be running for Dad. But my mother started getting very upset again after we were not contacted a very long time, assuming everything was bad because of that.
The nurse in IC said he was doing fine as to be expected. We can’t really expect much consciousness until this afternoon, which is my aim today.
Thank you for keeping us updated. Prayers continue for your Dad, Mom, and you.