Tom’s Updates

Last night Tracy and the other visitors were made to leave Tom after visiting hours had ended and he was not yet awake. They held in their as long as the nurses allowed and Tracy even protested leaving him while his blood pressure was low. They assured her of phone updates if any changes through…

Out of the operating room. Tom did excellent in surgery and the surgeons are pleased. Tom is on the vent and able to breathing on his own when pressure is reduced, which is a huge praise. The first attempt at waking Tom he had high respirations, so the medical team put him under sedation again.…

Surgery Update: Tom is currently in surgery at 11:50am as I write this post. The doctors finished with lung placement around 9:20am. The surgeon spoke with Tracy and said the new lungs looked healthy and had a great fit. The team noted the lungs are already functioning on their own. As a precaution they did…