Ask and ye shall receive.... I asked to know something, anything, and Connie the liaison nurse showed up within minutes to update everyone in the waiting area. Apparently, the surgery began shortly before 8:00. They are working on her left leg right now. The total knee replacement can take anywhere from one to one and a half hours per leg (on average). Upon completion of the first knee, they have to remove everything from the OR and replace it with sterile equipment. That creates a lag time of 15-30 minutes between legs.
In lay man's terms, 50 minutes down, 2-3 hours to go. So far, so good. Connie says she will let me know when they finish the first knee. Can't wait....
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