Good evening Friends and Family,
Great news - Dr. Numnum thinks that the surgery was a smashing success! The surgery itself lasted a little over 4 hours. Mom didn't get into her room until after dark last night and she doesn't remember most of yesterday.
First of all, when Dr. Numnum opened her up, he discovered a rather large hernia which had to be repaired before he could do anything else. Mom already knew about the hernia but none of us had any idea as to how large it was. According to Dr. N this morning, it will never bother her again. Due to the damage of to her abdominal organs from the radiation in 2004, it took an 1 1/2 hours before he located the mass. He had to be very careful in handling the precariously thin intestines and bladder. Unfortunately, the bladder was slightly damaged because it was so paper thin. This is the part that Dr. N is so concerned about because he had to repair the tear and this area is very susceptible to infection.
Great news - Dr. Numnum thinks that the surgery was a smashing success! The surgery itself lasted a little over 4 hours. Mom didn't get into her room until after dark last night and she doesn't remember most of yesterday.
First of all, when Dr. Numnum opened her up, he discovered a rather large hernia which had to be repaired before he could do anything else. Mom already knew about the hernia but none of us had any idea as to how large it was. According to Dr. N this morning, it will never bother her again. Due to the damage of to her abdominal organs from the radiation in 2004, it took an 1 1/2 hours before he located the mass. He had to be very careful in handling the precariously thin intestines and bladder. Unfortunately, the bladder was slightly damaged because it was so paper thin. This is the part that Dr. N is so concerned about because he had to repair the tear and this area is very susceptible to infection.
Dr. N was able to lift-out the masses. The largest mass was approximately the size of a man's opened hand and it did rupture as he lifted it out, but he was able to get it all. The wonderful news is that the cancer was contained and not detected anywhere else! Can I have an "Amen"! ?!
He said that other than the cancer, Mom is very healthy and should recovery completely. We are not discussing chemo right now because we first have to focus on Mom's healing and prevent infection and pneumonia. She will be in the hospital for about a week.
Your prayers, concern, and support are greatly appreciated. Dr. N told us that the next couple of days will be the worst, so please don't stop praying now. Your cards and e-mails have been so uplifting - thank you! Mom requests no visitors or phone calls at this time due to her extreme pain. We appreciate you for being so understanding of Mom's inability to socialize very well right now. Truly, I have never seen her in so much pain. God brought her through a difficult surgery and we know that He is going to bring her through the recovery as well.
Thank you!
