Our day began with a visit to the pre-op clinic at 7:15 a.m. Everything went smoothly and we were able to return to the hotel @ 8:30, and have another cup of coffee while waiting for the next appointment at the Moh's clinic at 10:00. Fortunately we had good weather this morning with no rain nor storms. We have discovered that Durham has had rain almost every day this Summer! Seems a full week of sunshine has been rare!
Dr. Cook began working on Lee around 10:30 a.m. As I was waiting in the large waiting room, Dennis arrived around 11:00. Lee returned from the first session of surgery and reported that it would probably be two hours before he would be called back for another cutting.
Dennis and I left for lunch at Panera Bread and enjoyed eating outdoors under the umbrella. It was good to get some fresh air after being in hospital waiting rooms most of the morning, and always a treat to get to spend time with my brother. We brought Lee's lunch back and he was able to enjoy his sandwich and cold tea before they called him back for the second round of surgery.
At 4:00, the nurse came out to tell Lee that the second cutting was finished. There was now a margin without any cancer. He now has another crater in the top of his head that measures 7 x 10 centimeters or 4 x 5 "! Huge! He will have a repeat of the same procedure that was done three months ago. Dr. Cook said that radiation was now MANDATORY!
Surgery for grafting is scheduled for 8:45 in the morning. We will be leaving the hotel @ 6:20 in the morning for his admission to the hospital at 6;45. Surgery will be on third floor of the hospital (North). He does not get to stay in the new medical pavilion this time. I refer to it as the Taj!
It will be another long day! Lee will be in surgery at least seven hours, recovery room two hours, and Intensive care unit during the night. I will not be allowed to stay with him in the ICU at the hospital like I could at the medical pavilion. If he is doing fine, I will return to the hotel for a night of rest.
I will let you know how things go after tomorrow evening.
More Later.......................................................................Brenda
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