fast progress.

We took this pic this morning while we were waiting for our spot on the surgery schedule. Mike was wheeled into the surgery room just before 11am.

Dr. Haughey came out to report that everything went great about 12:30pm. Like the previous post reported, the node(s) were successfully removed and Dr. H was able to take a good look at the primary site while Mike was on anesthesia and find that it looks "perfectly clear". By 2pm I was able to go back and sit with Mike as he came off the anesthesia. By 2:30pm he was dressed and eating the cookies I had packed for him - Oatmeal Scotchies. By 3pm Tom Vespa was shuttling us home from the hospital!

By 4pm Mike was on the porch with Tom drinking coffee and snacking on Janice's peach scones. We are elated with this quick recovery. He does not like how the anesthesia feels, but it is wearing off a bit more by the hour. This truly was a MUCH simpler surgery.

Dr. Haughey said that the nodes were entangled in some sensory nerves that he had to work around (so Mike might have a numb spot for a while) but the motor nerve was not in the area (so Mike possibly might not have any severe setbacks with his physical therapy.)

Such a remarkable day - with so much to be thankful for!