everything out
The docs confirmed that the long surgery was indeed good: all of the tumor, along with uterus, ovaries, lymph nodes, was removed and there were at least no visible signs of anything left.
So Edith is having her patience tried while having to be still to recover from the operation, can finally eat again, and yesterday walked a bit. Today, she said, the nurses expect her out in the corridor.
Otherwise, biopsy results by end of the week (hopefully) will reveal whether there is anything more that would require follow-up treatment.
And we've already threatened to make hospital photos for web-posting. Let's hope the results remain as positive as the surgery indicated.
that's good news! glad she's up and about some -- i expect her to be dancing by the time she finds out her biopsy results are clean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenn ! We'll tell her when we go to visit her in the hospital today. Detti's out buying some shampoo at her specifications because she wants us to wash her hair. Is vanity a sign she's feeling better? Or a sign that a lot of people are visiting?
ReplyDeleteAnd she'll be glad we're bringing the camera.
But laughing and coughing still hurt her stomach (not surprising with that kind of incision).