As Elissa's Dad today has been one of the best days of my life. From her CF friends and her internet group she thought her surgery was going to last 12-14 hours and having delayed closure on her chest cavity for 5 days and be on a vent for 4-5 days.
WE were shocked when the surgery was in fact 6.5 hours and her total O.R. time was 8 hours.
Her chest was a full closure only with 7 chest tubes to keep her new lungs inflated.
We had a video conference with her nurse at 3:30 this afternoon and we got to say hello to her but she still had the vent breathing for her and we felt she looked really good. Heck 3 hours later she is calling us on her phone wanting to talk. I could not believe it less than 14 hours after leaving the O.R. she is placing phone calls. Then a half hour
later several friends call me and said they were just talking on the phone with her and they were shocked to get a call from her. I have seen people down for days after dental surgery. Tomorrow she has to walk the halls of the DUKE hospital. So proud of her.
I just want to say thanks for all the support.
https://www.facebook.com/JustBreatheForElissa/