Missy's surgery went very well today! We are so very thankful for the amazing doctors and nurses here at the NIH who worked on her and made this day run as smooth as it has. Surgery began at 8:30 and lasted right around five hours. After surgery the doctor came out to meet with us and said things went great. They tumor was in a slightly different location than they originally thought, which meant that one of the side effects they were worried about was no longer a concern. This was very exciting news!
After surgery Missy was taken directly to the ICU and we got to see her after about an hour. Her head was hurting very badly, but she was talking and even laughed a little bit. She was struggling from having major surgery, but was clearly her normal sweet self, and it was so wonderful to see.
The doctor seemed pleased with the amount of tumor removed. He said he was fairly sure that at least part (but not all) of the tumor was dead cells rather than new growth. They did a follow-up MRI this afternoon to see the exactly how much tumor is left and we will have those results tomorrow. We will have lab results on the actual make-up of the tumor in about two weeks.
For tonight, our girl is still fighting a headache but is doing awesome. She will spend the night in ICU and should hopefully be moving back to the regular floor sometime tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers and support. We so appreciate you all.
4 comments:
That sounds like GREAT news!
Yay!!! Great news! So glad things are going well. We appreciate your updates so much! Love to all
Glad that you are doing well Melissa. I miss ya' and will keep you in my thoughts and prayer. Get well soon,
Feather
The news sounds promising! Hoping you get to feeling better soon-and feeling as you should. Love you, miss you, and thinking about you and your wonderful ful family! Thank-you for keeping us updated, Melissa is a special person and a wonderful friend. Karen
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