I am a sick puppy!
Okay, you already knew that, but… It turns out that my tumor
has shrunk significantly. It is almost to the point where they couldn’t find
it, but find it they did. And it turns out that all those tests I took, the PET
scan and the MRI were good news, but (and this is a big but) the tumor has
grown into my first rib.
The minimally invasive surgery I was hoping for is out the
window. Instead, the kind thoracic surgeon will first put me on my back and cut
the first rib in a couple of places, then roll me over on my belly and come in
from the back and take out the tumor, the top lobe of my right lung and my top rib.
More information than I wanted, but I guess I needed to know.
The surgery is scheduled for 7:30AM on Friday, September 5th. The procedure will take about 4 hours and I should be in the hospital for 5 days.
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