The day before was all the prep for surgery. Bryce said it wasn't too bad really. He went quietly about his day. Relaxing. Reading. And a trip to the ensuite :)
In the meantime, we went to see The Australian Ballet's production: A triple bill. I always like these. Normally there are 3 different ballet styles. My favourites are usually the modern ones. There are so many flexible athletic dancers. The lighting is often as much a star as the ballet and the music. The set designs are often amazing. I wonder how they come up with the ideas. And sometimes, Dunc is playing. Dunc was playing tonight: a duet or at least 2 pianos at work. His playing is always good - we are so proud of him. The 1st December comes and Bryce has to be at the hospital by about 1 pm. Bryce made a comment which stayed with me. He said "This may be the best that I will ever feel". We were rushed into saying goodbye - no time left. Bryce was wheeled off to the anaesthetic bay. I spent hours and hours waiting. Often when I have a huge chunk of time to fill in, I'm excited. Time is a wonderful gift, and I never have enough time to achieve what I want to do within the time frame. Today was different. Bryce was having a major op to remove his prostate gland. The anticipated surgery length was supposed to be about 4 hours, plus 1 hour in recovery room = 5 hours. Bryce was going to intensive care post surgery because they wanted to monitor his heart closely. It was 10 to 9 pm when I entered Coronary Care. I was supposed to hear from Dr Woo when the surgery was over, but I never received a call. So I didn't know how Bryce was or whether there were any complications. However, he seemed really comfortable and looked well. There was lots of tubes going here and there plus the cardiac monitor, O2 etc. We chatted for a while and then after an hour, I said goodbye and headed home. This day was over. Now recovery time...
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