Good wishes, please. Support, please. I need hugs. She is terrified.

[greatauntoftriplets]

The triplets' great-grandmother must have surgery on Tuesday to put in a new cardiac pacemaker. Her old one is dying and the alternative is that my mother dies.

I don't know how long she will be hospitalized. She is 92 years old. At this age, any kind of surgery is a major risk for her.

[molly]

1. Good Wishes!

[GOPisEvil]

2. *good wishes sent*

I hope for nothing but the best! :hug:

[Cuban_Liberal]

3. She'll be in our prayers!

So will you! :hug:

[bubblesby2002]

4. I send good vibes and best wishes

to you and your mom:hug:

[Political_Junkie]

Good wishes comin' at ya!

Hope everything turns out alright. I'll keep her in my thoughts.

:hug:

[supernova]

5. Prayers and hugs from a fellow heart

patient.

:hi: :hug: :hug:

[flamingyouth]

6. Prayers and good wishes for all of you

This must be so difficult for you.:hug:

[peacefreak]

7. Good wishes...

I will keep your family in my thoughts.

[xray s]

8. Hugs and prayers

Thinking of you all.

[roguevalley]

9. You have them. I will be thinking about you. Please, please, let us know

how it goes.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

[Rowdyboy]

10. Prayers and positive thoughts headed your way

God be with her...

[Pithlet]

11. She will be in my thoughts.

Many :hug: to you. I hope her surgery is successful and she makes a complete recovery.

[Career Prole]

12. Prayers going up for Mom! n/t

[WillParkinson]

13. You've got all the wishes and hugs you can use!

From me and Paul.

[Andy_Stephenson]

14. GAOT

:loveya:

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

15. (((hugs)))

Mag and I will be holding you and yours in our thoughts.

[Warpy]

16. Old cardiac nurse here

If everything goes well, the whole business will be over in less than two hours. Replacing the battery pack is not as traumatic a procedure as placing the original pacemaker, because the leads going into her heart can be left in place and reused. All they're doing is taking one box out and putting another in, and programming it so it functions just like the old one did.

They'll give her medicine to make her sleepy and use a local anesthetic to put the new box in. She will snooze through most of it, and she won't face the risk of general anesthesia.

They will keep her overnight after the procedure, just to make certain her new pacemaker is funcioning properly. She will probably get a dose or two of IV antibiotics to make sure she doesn't develop an infection later.

She'll need some help when she gets home because her arm will be in a sling for a week or so. She may be a little sore at the insertion site, and whe'll probably need some help with bathing and dressing for a few days.

That's it in a nutshell. Best wishes to you and your grandmother.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Thanks Warpy. And all!

I won't be told any of this until MOnday. She is my mother, not grandmother. ;)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

18. Thinking of her

and sending best wishes that things go smoothly and that she has an uneventful recovery!

[latebloomer]

19. Hugs to you, greatauntoftriplets!

Try to relax this weekend, both of you! I'm sending light and good healing vibes.

[terrya]

20. My prayers for your great-grandmother, greatauntoftriplets.

This is heartbreaking. My hopes and prayers are with your great-grandmother for a successful operation.

:hug:

Terry

[SarahB]

21. Thinking good thoughts for your mom.

:hug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

22. Best wishes and prayers, Greatauntoftriplets

My grandmother survived all kinds of surgery after 90, so it can be done!

:hug:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

23. Sending hugs and prayers.

[Kat45]

24. Sending prayers your way

[Lars39]

25. Good thoughts and hugs are yours for the asking !!!

:hug: for grandma and family.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

26. My thoughts, prayers, best wishes and positive vibes are extended

to your mother -I will keep her and indeed all your family in my thoughts and prayers