On May 26th my mom will be having surgery for her lung cancer.
They found the spot on her upper left lobe in January.
It took several months of tests and biopsies to determine
if the cancer had spread and if she would be strong enough
to live through the radical surgery to remove that lobe.
She passed all her tests with flying colors.
She is really is good health (except for the cancer)
and has had no symptoms. Then there was the issue of
her supplemental insurance they had from my dad's retirement.
They would not cover the surgery so she had to
get a new insurance for her supplemental
(she is on medicare now).
That took almost as long as the medical
tests but she has new
insurance and is good to go.
I will be by her side along with my dad next
week at the hospital. We are not sure how
long she will staying as they cannot tell us
which surgery they are doing. The goal is
the small incision in the front but she is a small
woman and the space between the ribs may
not be big enough to pull the deflated lung through.
They will start there and if it is too small they will
have to enter from the back and do a much larger
incision. We are all hoping for the front option as
recovery is easier and quicker. After surgery she
will be cancer free. The oncologist does not think
she will require chemo but we cannot know until
after pathology does their magic.
Thanks to everyone for their prayers these past few months.
I will post up-dates on my precious mom after her surgery.
Jan
