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Brian and his wife Loretta came to our house at 5 AM today
and we got to the Hospital of University of Penna around 5:45AM.
It is a wonderful hospital!! They cater to the waiting family members
as much as they do to the patients.
We were paged a couple of times during the surgery so we could
be told when the procedure actually started and when Brian was
being "closed up" and Dr. Malkowicz came to the waiting area around
11:45 AM to let us know everything was great and the surgery
went without any surprises.
Dr. M said he held the lymph nodes
in his hand and none of them appeared or felt swollen, but they
would have to go under the microscope to see if there was any
invasion. Loretta and I felt much better after we
spoke with him. We had to wait about 2 1/2 hours while Brian was in
recovery and by that time, my husband John joined us and we went
to Brian's room. He actually looked better than we expected and
said he had no pain from the incision, but the catheter was bothering
him a little. A resident checked it for him and made sure there was
no problem. Although he was very sleepy, Brian actually smiled a couple
of times and remembered a joke I had told him on the way to the
hospital. We got him set up with a television and phone and left him
in the able hands of the HUP staff and ESPN.
As you all can imagine, we are soooo relieved that the surgery is
over and the lymph nodes don't seem to be loaded with cancer.
Thanks for all the support so far. I'll keep you up to date on
his progress. Now, I'm going to have a LARGE vodka and
Chrystal Light!!!! Good Night!!!
Diane
and we got to the Hospital of University of Penna around 5:45AM.
It is a wonderful hospital!! They cater to the waiting family members
as much as they do to the patients.
We were paged a couple of times during the surgery so we could
be told when the procedure actually started and when Brian was
being "closed up" and Dr. Malkowicz came to the waiting area around
11:45 AM to let us know everything was great and the surgery
went without any surprises.
Dr. M said he held the lymph nodesin his hand and none of them appeared or felt swollen, but they
would have to go under the microscope to see if there was any
invasion. Loretta and I felt much better after we
spoke with him. We had to wait about 2 1/2 hours while Brian was in
recovery and by that time, my husband John joined us and we went
to Brian's room. He actually looked better than we expected and
said he had no pain from the incision, but the catheter was bothering
him a little. A resident checked it for him and made sure there was
no problem. Although he was very sleepy, Brian actually smiled a couple
of times and remembered a joke I had told him on the way to the
hospital. We got him set up with a television and phone and left him
in the able hands of the HUP staff and ESPN.
As you all can imagine, we are soooo relieved that the surgery is
over and the lymph nodes don't seem to be loaded with cancer.
Thanks for all the support so far. I'll keep you up to date on
his progress. Now, I'm going to have a LARGE vodka and
Chrystal Light!!!! Good Night!!!
Diane
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