I am the first surgery of the day so I will be there at 5 am that morning.
This is a major surgery they will be going in and removing the tumor along with muscle wall that the tumor is attached to, all surrounding connective tissue, anything that the tumor is touching. Then a plastic surgeon will have to cut my oblique muscles on the sides to be able to slide the remaining muscles together to close up the surgery. They are unsure of how long the surgery will take or what all will be involved.
I will then have approximately a four day stay at the hospital, give or take depending on how the surgery goes, lets hope for less right?!
I will have 3 drains in my abdomen that I will return home with.
I was told I will have approximately a 6 week recovery at home with a lifting restriction of nothing heavier than a gallon of milk. Hmm I wonder how that is going to work with 2 small children?..
We are hoping for clear margins during the tissue removal of the surgery meaning they have been able to remove all the cancer.
Thank you for all your love and support through my journey so far, I am continuing to fight and stay positive <3
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