--We didn't get to see Kyle until 7:30pm.--
When we got to the lobby after leaving Kyle we hanged tight for the first hour waiting for the first phone call.
The male nurse called us right at 9am and said they just got Kyle under anesthesia. He said he did well and Kyle answered all questions well. The nurse said he would call us again in 2 hours. 2 hours later the nurse called and said they were still positioning Kyle for the surgery. Then 2 hours after that he said they started the procedure.
Each phone call throughout the day was slightly vague but comforting and something to look forward to.
By 5pm the nurse called and told us the procedure was done and the doctors were suturing him up. He said Kyle had minimal blood loss so he didn't need a blood transfusion. He said he would call again in 2 hours.
2 hours later he said they have moved Kyle to ICU and all the doctors and nurses are finally happy with Kyle's position in his hospital bed with the halo/traction. They put 2 lbs. of weight to start with on the traction. He said the doctors were on their way down to see us.
Little after 7pm the neurosurgeon team came to the lobby to see us. Dr. Zovickian said everything went well. They only had to remove 1 1/2 vertebrae and a portion of his skull. He said the spinal fluid immediately started to flow correctly.
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