Em is out of surgery! She is groggy and in quite a bit of pain but the doctor said things went well, despite the fact that the surgery took nearly an hour longer than they thought. Apparently they had to remove more tissue than they anticipated because they were unable to locate the "sentinel node." My understanding is that the sentinel node is the one the at the cancer would drain into and it has other nodes connected to it that could be affected. The doctor thinks she was able to get all of the cancer cells out (with the removal of the extra tissue) and said that the nodes that she removed looked good. I guess that isn't the final word because now the tissue is being sent to Pathology to be tested and she will get those results next Wednesday. Seriously, all this waiting is enough to drive us all mad!
She is in recovery now and should be leaving the hospital later today. I will update the blog again once I have talked to her.
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Thank you for the update Lisa! Emily, I'm thinking of you today and hope you recover well from this. I love you!
Thanks Lisa for the timely updates!
Lisa, thanks for the quick update. Keep us posted.....we are all watching and waiting. Give Emily Steve's and my best big hug but don't HURT her!
Thanks for the update, Lisa. Em, we send you all our love and hope you are able to rest well and heal quickly. With your courage and the loving care of your family, we know you will.xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Thanks, Lisa. I was thinking about Emily all day. Glad to hear that all went well. Give everyone a hug for me. And as Liz said, don't hurt Emily! Take care. We think about you a lot and send our best thoughts.
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