November 11th

The doctors operated on Richard yesterday around 4:45. They removed more clots around the right side of the heart and VAD. Before closing the doctor watched for any bleeding. The surgery took close to 2 hours. . After the surgery the doctors noticed he was bleeding. They ended up having to perform another surgery around 10pm. A small blood vessel was clamped and the bleeding was stopped. He is being kept sedated and is in stable condition.