It is a bit after 5:00 p.m. and Lisa has been sleeping on and off since she woke up in the recovery room. She was happy to have ice chips and morphine available to quench her thirst and relieve her pain. She is currently enjoying a delicious berry smoothie, brought to her by Kelly (me), for dinner which she is consuming with great gusto! Her wonderful doctor, Dr. Funda Meric-Bernstam, stopped by with an update on the surgery. She was able to cleanly remove the breast tumor; meaning there was no cancer in the margins (tissue beyond the border of the tumor). The lymph node dissection also went well. Of the 24 lymph nodes removed several were identified as suspicious. Whether or not these are cancerous will be determined by pathology. These results will not be available until late next week or early the week after. Although she is in bed and sleeps a lot, Lisa has enjoyed reading all the notes posted by those of you following her on CarePages when she is awake. Lisa plans for a 7:30 a.m. check-out time tomorrow morning.
News After Surgery
News After Surgery
News After Surgery
It is a bit after 5:00 p.m. and Lisa has been sleeping on and off since she woke up in the recovery room. She was happy to have ice chips and morphine available to quench her thirst and relieve her pain. She is currently enjoying a delicious berry smoothie, brought to her by Kelly (me), for dinner which she is consuming with great gusto! Her wonderful doctor, Dr. Funda Meric-Bernstam, stopped by with an update on the surgery. She was able to cleanly remove the breast tumor; meaning there was no cancer in the margins (tissue beyond the border of the tumor). The lymph node dissection also went well. Of the 24 lymph nodes removed several were identified as suspicious. Whether or not these are cancerous will be determined by pathology. These results will not be available until late next week or early the week after. Although she is in bed and sleeps a lot, Lisa has enjoyed reading all the notes posted by those of you following her on CarePages when she is awake. Lisa plans for a 7:30 a.m. check-out time tomorrow morning.