the big day draws near

So we have almost made it to the starting blocks! Oscar is due in surgery at 1pm tomorrow if all goes according to plan. We have had a run through of what's involved this afternoon and a visit from the anesthetist to explain what he has to do etc, we will hopefully get a visit from the surgeon in the morning before she goes into theatre. I wont give you the gory details of what they do to him, suffice to say I wouldn't wish it on anyone! They should be about 5 hours with him which includes getting him prepped and doing the heart bypass, the repair itself only takes about an hour.
I was feeling very sick and stressed about it this morning as we were waiting all morning for the doctor's to do their rounds.. they didn't get to us until 11 and when they did, they didn't say anything about his surgery! A nurse came and told us at 1pm that he was on the list for tomorrow, then I felt heaps better..... but also worse!!!!

Brennan is having the night with him tonight and I am home to check on the cats and get a good nights sleep. We will be able to sit with Oscar once he's out of theatre and in intensive care. They are going to give us a tour in the morning so it's not too overwhelming when he gets there with all his tubes and lines and battle scars. We're still not sure where we'll be able to stay while he's in ICU but all will be revealed in the morning!

Here's a cute one taken today - that's his feeding tube up his nose (which he managed to get out yesterday).

Let me know if you have any questions - you can add a comment, I'm sure there's lots of stuff you'd like to know. And we will let you know as soon as we can how he's doing - but feel free to text me. 

One more photo cos I couldn't resist it.

We know you are all thinking of us, especially the wee man.
Fi