OK guys,
Mom just went up to the OR. The OR next to the valve case became available and they will be getting her ready for Dr. McGrath in there. So the timetable has changed:
When valve case over, Mom's mediastinoscopy will begin.
It will probably take from 12-2 hours.
Dr. McGrath said that if, in phase I, checking all reachable branches of her airways, he finds a node, he will take it for study.
Then he puts the scope with the "pac man" biter into the mediastinal space and retrieves 1 lg, entire node & several chunks from surrounding nodes.
Finally, he places the mediport under the skin around the R clavicle. It will be filled with heparin (blood thinner) as the body reacts to anything foreign/plastic by clotting.
Once that's stitched into place, she will go to recovery where he anticipates 1-3 hrs. to have her wake up, remove breathing tube and reach a point of alertness/stability such that he can tell her what he found & discharge her. Tim will be here with me to take her home.
She's still scared but wants to get it over. By now, they've given her some "feel good" meds IV in preparation for anesthesia so she's a happy camper.
It's OUR turn to work - PRAY!
Lorane
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Lorane - Thank you for all your efforts and all the latest information. Prayers are flowing!
lorane,
i am sooooooooooo happy you are with her. i know she thinks of you as a sister........not a sister-in-law. you and phil (leavy) are awsome the way you have taken this monster by the horns.
Godspeed on this journey.
to eileen: sweet dreams
remind eileen of what emily dickinson said, "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
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