Out of surgery...

Micah got out of surgery around 3:50, but they still (as of 5:15) haven't got him settled, and I haven't seen him yet. I'm one fiesty mama when you deny me seeing my child. Because of a complication, they moved him to the Peds ICU (from here, the PICU), instead of the complex airway floor, which is a small step below ICU. Unfortunately, only parents can visit the ICU.

The doctor was able to remove a large part of the mass, about half (by time to remove, not necessarily size) in his opinion. They didn't do some of the area under his chin, because it would have required another incision, and another hour. They didn't do by his temple, because that would have been another 3 hours. So, they did the area in between. The doc felt like they got 90 percent of what was in that area. The rest will have to wait. In the process, there was damage to a large artery behind his ear. He lost enough blood to require 200cc (about 7oz) of blood. The artery (or blood vessel, I don't remember) could potentially start bleeding again, so they decided to move him to the ICU. The good news was the LM wasn't real seepy, so it shouldn't take as long to drain. Doc thought might be out by Sunday, as opposed to another few days.

Now, they just need to let me see my child.