We arrived at Christ Hospital this morning at about 6:30. Cathy has been her usually calm and brave self, although I can tell there is a little underlying apprehension. This is different than when she had her appendectomy. There wasn't time to think about that surgery. She's been think about today's surgery and the upcoming mastectomy on the 13th for months now. She didn't sleep well last night. I, on the other hand, had a great night's sleep thanks to my mom caring for Clara. I know she's concerned and those thoughts are weighing on her. As for me, exhaustion is an amazing sleep tonic. 

The little scalpel on the tv screen tells me that Cathy is "open".  The screen is almost like a status board at the airport, giving name coded information about each patient. Cathy is EW..G, C. The screen indicates that she entered preop at 6:43 and the or at 8:07. The scalpel just popped up. The anesthesiologist thought that we would be home by noon as long as she responds well to anesthesia. I'll make another post when we return home.