Jaime’s room had already been prepared by the time they arrived, and from that point forward, everything began moving much faster.
After changing into a hospital gown, Jaime settled into bed while Emily and Sophia began his preoperative preparations.
They checked his blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation, and other vital signs before placing electrodes against his chest and connecting them to the monitors beside the bed. An IV line was also started in his arm for fluids and medications.
Blood was drawn for the remaining preoperative tests, and over the next several hours, other members of his medical team came through the room.
Dr. Nakamura explained what would happen once Jaime entered the operating room, including how he would be placed under general anesthesia and continuou
