Becca here...
So, the surgery ended up being just about 8 hours
(or probably the surgery itself was more like 7) and as the surgeon said
when he met with Jon and me "She made me work for it". Jon noted that
he also looked pretty proud of himself for all of the negotiating he did
around arteries and nerves. And given his description, it did sound
pretty impressive.
It also sounded like there wasn't a whole lot
of tumor presence in there (though that's not totally clear...waiting
to see all the path reports and talk to her oncologist about how he
interprets things) which is at the same time both a bit disconcerting
and really great news. Structually all went as he expected: Mom's now
got pins and plates and cages and is fused from C5 to T1. (or from c5 to
c7, but has some of the anchoring down to T1..that's also not clear).
She
was doing okay in ICU when Jon and I saw her, though obviously she'd
been through the wars. I think she should be moved into a normal room
tomorrow and it sounded like she'd likely be in the hospital another 5
or so days...but we should know a lot more in the next 48 hours.
Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers, and energy. We firmly believe you all are part of her success story.
Becca
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Good news from Becca that you came through the sugery with flying colors. You have my love, thoughts, and all the blue healing energy I can muster!
ReplyDeleteThinking of her and she can be first in line for my stash of painkillers.
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