To be getting more and more het up and feel like hitting something.

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

(preferably something soft like a pillow or a giant marshmallow because truthfully I am a wimp)

DH went down for surgery at 8am I believe.. I tried phoning at lunchtime and they said he wasnt out of surgery yet. We were told surgery takes upto 5 hours, why havent I heard anything? I'm slowly going mad...

have an un-mumnetty hug.

Could you maybe go out for a walk to try and help reduce the stress you are feeling.

Hope your DH is okay xx

Do you know if he actually went in at 8am, or if that was the time he was scheduled for? It might be that he just got bumped by a more pressing case and had to wait a while.

My sympathies though, I know how utterly shit it is, waiting to hear that they're out.

I'm waiting on phone call from ICU you tell me he's ok.

Don't panic. If he went down at 8am (unlikely) may have taken an hour to anaesthetise and prep him. 5 hours surgery. An hour in recovery. So not back on the ward until 3 at the earliest. They wont known anything till he is out of recovery.
What is he having done?

*to tell me!

I know this is MN, but still.

(((((((((((((((((((amazingbouncingferret)))))))))))))))))))))

(that's hugs by the way)

Hope your DH comes through OK.

He's having a heart valve replacement.

excuse typos dd asleep on my lap

If the surgery takes 5 hours - did this include the time for anaesthetic etc and then time in recovery afterwards - do you know if he was expected back on the ward in 5 hours? It is possible that the surgery takes 5 hours but whoever told you that didn't include the time before and after.
Also he could have been "bumped" down the list if there was an emergency requiring the theatre space.
I would ring again and ask to speak to whoever is looking after him or whoever is is charge and ask them if they can find out for you - it is understandable that you are worried but there could be several reasonable explanations.

Hope you and your dh are both?

Hope you and your dh are both?

It is possible he was bumped but dh would of phoned me. I hate the idea of phoning again to get them to chase it up because it detracts from them caring for patients

I'll give it an hour and muster the courage!

Oh it's awful isn't it? I remember waiting to hear after DH had hip replacement surgery. It just seemed like the longest day of my life, even though I was trying to keep busy.

I'm sure you'll hear soon, but there's no harm in giving them a ring in an hour or so if you haven't heard by then. And we're here to hold your hand or distract you in the meantime if you need it :)

The operation was a success! He's still asleep and on a breathing machine right now and he wont wake until early evening. So they said it would be best to leave visiting till tomorrow morning. I'm so pleased he's ok!

Oh, thank goodness, Amazing! I know how worrying it can be to sitting waiting for the all clear. Go and get some rest so that you can be there for him when he wakes up. Big sigh of relief for you.

Glad he's OK (BTW, surgeons are often hopelessly optimistic about how long operations will take!)

Good luck to both!

Phew. I hope your DH is recovering well

Thats fab news! My DH went down for surgery at 9.30am and I didnt get the call to say he was out until 7.30pm the waiting is horrible isnt it, so glad your DH's op went well hope he continues to have an uneventful recovery

Great news, hope he recovers well