Joel was out of surgery at approx 7:30, I just can't keep all the times straight. I guess the 6 hours must have included recovery time. We talked to the surgeon and she said the surgery went very well. There was considerable shrinkage of the tumor from the radiation with only an average amount of scar tissue. I think I remember her saying the tumor was almost 4 inches long at one of the appointments and she said when she removed it that it was about the size of a golf ball which means probably about half. She also said that after inspecting all the surrounding organs that she saw no metastasis (spread). The cancer was in his lymph nodes though so he will still be having about 4-6 more months of chemo to make sure there's no stray cancer cells floating around in his blood stream. Joel was taken up to his room and he settled in at approx 9:30.
Joel was in and out for the rest of the night and I stayed with him till about 1:30 am but then I had to leave since he had a roommate. I requested him to be wait listed for a private room so I could stay with him. We'll see how that goes. All was going well went I left and Joel was trying to rest though he really wasn't sleeping.
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Hi Mel, I recently started a blog and for the first time clicked on "next blog". After a few clicks, I find yours. I wonder how Joel is doing and if you all are the praying types. I just want you to know that through this crazy forum, you have found a compassionate and hopefull friend. I pray peace to you, your family and home. Hang on dear sister and expect the BEST to happen. I will be looking for updates as they come.
~S~
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