at least, I assumed it would be.
We had an appointment for a consultation with the surgeon. Before meeting with him, I had labs and an x-ray to ensure I was healthy for surgery.
Whenever anyone would ask if I had questions, I would always ask, “When’s the surgery…” each time, I was told they did not know, and the Dr. would let me know. So, I was pretty excited to discover the date of the surgery.
We met with the surgeon, and he went over the specifics. We looked at scans, and he showed us the tumor’s location. He talked about the type of tumor it was and how he was going to remove it.
I was surprised to learn my spleen would also be removed along with the surrounding lymph nodes. Because of the spleen removal, I would need a series of vaccines. Since the spleen works to prevent infection, once it is removed, I’ll have to keep up with vaccines and may need to take some form of antibiotics for a few years or the rest of my life.
I’m not thrilled about the spleen removal, but with the tumor being so close to the spleen, removal is the best option, with the least potential of surgical complications.
We left the office knowing much more about the surgery and what would be done. What we still didn’t know was the date of the surgery. The doctor said it would probably be in July, and someone would call us to schedule it.
I thought my wait was finally over…but I guess it’s not. It looks like I will be waiting a while longer.
Nevertheless, this downtime allows me to get healthier, do some reading, work on learning Spanish, and draw closer to Jesus.
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