Thank you Tony and Barbara.
The following messages were emailed by Barbara.
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THE DAY - October 31st
Just wanted to send a quick update on Anthony�s surgery�we arrived at the hospital early this morning and he was brought into surgery around 10am. The procedure took a few hours and Lisa & I were able to see him around 3:30pm in ICU recovery. The doctors and nurses all seemed very pleased with how he came through the surgery and will monitor him through the night and into the morning. Besides being a little groggy, he looked good and said he wasn�t feeling any pain. We spoke with the doctor who performed the surgery and he said that everything went well and mentioned he was happy that Anthony was able to breathe on his on own shortly after he was out of the operating room.
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Update: November 1st
Anthony had the open chest surgery. I told him you were asking for him and he said he will keep a record of his recovery to share with everyone. He is coming along and just seemed to feel tired today but all the doctors and nurses are very happy with his progress at this point.
Lisa and I visited Anthony today. He�s still in ICU � he did sit up in a chair and had lunch. He felt good today but was very
Tired. We talked with the doctors again. They may move him to a regular room tomorrow.
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November 3rd
Anthony is still being monitored in ICU. Doctors continue to be pleased with his progress but would like to still monitor him as a precautionary measure. He�s drowsy from the medications and is experiencing some puffiness in the face, which is to be expected. The doctor explained this is due to subcutaneous air moving up to the neck/face area. A lot of the puffiness went down today compared to yesterday. He�s in good spirits, although he�s not very happy with the food (or lack of wine!).
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November 5th
Lisa and I went to see Anthony today and he�s still in ICU but looked a lot better. They are hoping to take the 2nd chest tube out soon so he can start physical rehab. The nurse had him moving around today and he just got a little tired toward the end of our visit but that was because of some of the medications he is on. He didn�t seem very happy with his lunch�he doesn�t have much of an appetite just yet anyway but I�m sure the hospital food isn�t doing much to help that.
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