Surgery Update 6pm

Good news!

But for the original tumor, all other organs are good as gold. The doctor did remove several lymph nodes. The pathology on those nodes will not be back for another four days. So we wait and pray on that news.

Christian surprised Cathy and came home from school late last night, even after Cathy said she didn't want him to miss classes. She was already asleep when he arrived so she woke up to an awesome gift before heading to the hospital this morning.

Bad news (sorry...there is a little).

The epidural that was to be in place for the next few days to essentially block her pain? Well, it didn't 'take'. Cathy woke up in recovery almost hanging from the ceiling. The team has juiced her up good with some good stuff but at this point, we have no idea if the epidural will be part of her pain management at all.

I can tell you from personal experience, if Cathy is in pain...the pain is incredibly real. That woman has the pain threshold of a dozen soldiers, I swear.

As I type this, John is on his way to pick up a prepared dinner from their good friends and then heading home to eat with Haley. John's brother, Greg, and Cathy's mom are heading back home after waiting it out at the hospital with John and the kids today.

Thanks to all for following along and offering support. So, go off a celebrate a little tonight in our girl's honor! Say a prayer of thanks. Sleep well knowing she's getting wonderful care.

~The Blog Mistress