October 7 at 2:45 pm

I drove Judy to the hospital at 6:30am. After admitting, we met with the plastic surgeon. The graft area on her lower back will be stapled and stitched with non dissoluble stitches. Judy will not be able to lay on her back for at least 2 months (not a big deal for Judy because she hasn't been able to lie on her back since May). She will be kept on her side for at least 7 days before she is upright. The plastic surgeon said there is a 90% chance the graft area will be an open wound for an indefinite period. The surgeon's nurse called at noon to say that things are going well, but progress is slow. My guess is: surgery will not be completed until evening. I am sure the surgery will go beyond the 8 hours suggested earlier.