Surgery Update

Well, it's been a long day so far and we are only about 2 hours into the surgery at the moment. We left Long Beach about 6 a.m. and were lucky enough to breeze up the 605 without any trouble. At about 6:50 we arrived at the City of Hope and Beth checked in. Shortly after that she was called back into pre-op. Steve was with her while they waited for Dr. Paz. For some reason they were running behind, so instead of being wheeled in at 9 o'clock sharp they didn't get her in until 11:40. Steve came out while they were giving Beth an epidural to fill us in on what was happening. Because of Beth's previous reaction to anesthesia it was decided she would have an epidural. The doctor explained that this would better allow them to control her post-op pain and would mean less intravenous anesthesia resulting in decreased nausea afterward. More to follow later on. Keep those thoughts and prayers coming.