Post-Op Update

Mom came out of surgery close to 10am. We didn't get to talk to Dr. Guber who did the biopsy of the lymph node in her chest via mediastinoscopy, but we were told it came back positive for cancer.

Her OB doctor, Dr. Schmidt, ended up performing a full abdominal hysterectomy. I can't remember her exact wording, but it sounded as if the tumor there might have been pre-cancerous.

The anesthesiologist recommended leaving her ventilator in due to previous complications with pneumonia and oxygen levels. After surgery, she was taken directly to ICU for recovery.

Since she's been here, her vitals have been good. She is under sedation and restraints so that she doesn't try to remove the tube. She has started moving her hands a bit.

The ICU pulmonologist, Dr. Wink just came in and listened to her chest and cleared her to begin "weening" from the ventilator as long as a chest X-ray comes back okay. We're waiting on that. I'll update again tonight.

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!

xox,
Tommy