Her first operation ended at 10:30pm on Thursday, the kept her in ICU ready to go, didn't wake her up, and the second one started at 9am the following day. Both were around 6 hour operations, and both were successful, the first one the surgeon said went "really well" and the second one he said went "well." Funny how you pick up on little differences in what the dr says, even if he didn't mean them to be different. I guess the surgeon confided to my dad that he cried after the first one. That is sweet, but it seems like surgeons would try not to get attached. I have only seen mom for about a minute, in ICU, about 2 hours after the final surgery. It hurts to see her that way, especially the amount of pain she was in, but I'm hoping to see her tomorrow. She even said "damn" today, so that is a really good sign -- she never curses.
The best news is that a) the tumors on her spine are more localized than they thought; b) she is starting to be able to move one arms pretty well, the other is taking some time, but she can shrug her shoulders, which seems like a pretty big deal; and c) her pain levels have gone down enough that she is not on constant morphine. She will be in the hospital for a couple more weeks at least.
Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers, and hugs....we all need support every once in a while, and it made all the difference for me and my family.
((Huge Hugs))
Lesley
"A soul ought to have something to say to the universe if it's going to be immortal."
Sheri S. Tepper
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Eliza <molinare13@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Eliza <molinare13@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Daughtersofmoms withBREASTCANCER One down, one to go
To: daughtersofmomswithbreastcancer@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 9:38 PM
Oh good. I was thinking about you guys today? Where is your mom at again?
--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Lesley <downboyrecords@ yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Lesley <downboyrecords@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Daughtersofmoms withBREASTCANCER One down, one to go
To: daughtersofmomswith breastcancer@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 8:05 AM
I just heard from my dad. The first operation, the riskier of the two, went extremely well according to the surgeon. They kept mom in ICU with a breathing tube and did not wake her up, she will be having the second surgery this morning at 8am. I spent most of last night having strange dreams and talking to her....sort of strange, but getting less so....
Thanks for being there, I love this group....
Lesley
"A soul ought to have something to say to the universe if it's going to be immortal."
Sheri S. Tepper
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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