Surgery Day!

Good morning to all of Sara's fans and followers,

Today is the big day. This is Stephanie, Sara's cousin, reporting live from UWMC. Sara and the family arrived early this morning at 5:15am to get the pre-op procedures rolling. Amy, Sara's sister, stayed with her during the first part of the morning which included a bit of hair shaving and a pre-surgery MRI. After the MRI I joined Sara in the patient surgery waiting area where we met some anesthesiologists, other nurses and Dr. H (one of the surgeons) came and spoke with us to let Sara know how the procedure was going to go and what she could expect afterward. Sara was in good spirits throughout pre-op and was given a little "happy juice" to help calm her nerves before they wheeled her out around 7:45am.

The doctors said that it would be another hour or so before they start surgery as they would put her to sleep and complete some additional pre-op procedures before the actual surgery begins. The doctor scheduled 4 hours for the surgery so, if all goes well, Sara may be out of surgery as early as lunch time. :)

Please keep Sara in your thoughts today. She is in great hands and we are feeling confident that all will go well. Stay tuned as I will continue to post updates as we receive them throughout the day.

On behalf of Sara's family we want to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!
~Stephanie