A missive from antarcticlust...

Hello, friends of jackshoegazer! This is antarcticlust, posting with Jeremy's account to keep you all updated on his medical procedure, as he'll be out of touch for a couple of days at least.

Jeremy's surgery started early this morning. He's at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. After surgery, he'll be in Intensive Care for a day or two, and then back into a standard room for more recovery. I'm sure he'd welcome flowers, etc. at that time (though not before, as they can't have flowers in ICU), and cards would be equally appreciated if you're so inclined. Feel free to send to the hospital in the above link.

His dad will call me as soon as he gets out, so I'll know how things went and will post another update. Thanks again for all your thoughts, prayers, and good intentions!

Update!

jackshoegazer is out of surgery, which was a "text-book operation" according to the surgeon. He is in intensive care, on a lot of drugs and oxygen, but they were able to get the breathing tube out in the OR so he should be out of ICU tomorrow. He's experiencing quite a bit of pain and the meds aren't helping much, so your continued thoughts, prayers (he's rather fond of Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles), long-distance Reiki, and general well-wishings are all greatly appreciated.

Feel free to send flowers, cards, etc. care of Jeremy Parker to the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. He doesn't have a room number yet, but I'm sure they'll get there. Flowers and immediate-delivery items should probably wait until Wednesday, to make sure he's out of ICU. I'll post a room number as soon as he has one.

You can use the hospital gift shop to send flowers or gifts at (801) 507-5130, or send him a message which the nurses will print out and deliver to him at this site.