surgery is done...and I'm home!

Just a quick post to update...

I came home on Wednesday, just 48 hours after the surgery! Totally crazy, went in the hospital Monday AM and was home by Wed early afternoon. Had to get repeat MRIs done Mon. AM since the ones they did the previous Thursday didn't work, but the Mon. ones came out OK.

Surgery went well, the tumor (or whatever it was, we'll find out more next Tuesday), was the size of a ping pong ball, slightly bigger than expected. But they were able to remove it and I'm walking around like a champ. Taking it easy for the rest of the week, and then go to the doc on Tuesday to have the staples removed and discuss results with Dr. J.

Not too much else to report except I was already out of bed walking on Tuesday! Very exciting :) Photos to follow soon :)

--k

surgery-eve

It's been a pretty crazy past few days. The pre-op meeting was...well, it was long. We really had no idea what to expect, but I did not expect a full day medical marathon of tests - blood tests, MRIs, a physical etc. It was a loooong day and we *still* didn't learn more details about stuff. Well, we did learn that we should be there at 8am on Monday for a 10am surgery, but that has been contradicted and turned on it's head all over the place since then.

No time to write now, gotta shower and go to sleep to rest up for the Big Day!

We're heading in to arrive at 7:30 and the day will go from there. I will be supported by lots of family members and everyone is praying for me.

Wish me luck, I'll update as soon as possible :)