1:30 pm: We just got a phone call from Anne, our current Patient Communicator. She said that they were working on the last anistomosis (connection between organs). Anne didn’t have any information about what the report from pathology was, but it sounds like they are nearing completion of the Whipple Procedure. And at this point, [...]
Jan. 9: Mom’s surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11. Tomorrow morning a bunch of us are heading up for her preoperative appointment. That’s when she’ll sign lots and lots of forms, and I’ll get to meet her surgon, Doctor Michael Farnell. We don’t yet know what time on Wednesday she’ll be scheduled for surgery [...]
Jan 3: One week from today, on Tuesday, January 10, Mom will be at Rochester having her pre-operative appointment with Dr. Michael Farnell. For so many months, the chance was dim of Mom being able to have surgery to remove her pancreatic tumor. But now, seemingly quite suddenly, the day of her surgery approaches. So [...]
Jan 3: One week from today, on Tuesday, January 10, Mom will be at Rochester having her pre-operative appointment with Dr. Michael Farnell. For so many months, the chance was dim of Mom being able to have surgery to remove her pancreatic tumor. But now, seemingly quite suddenly, the day of her surgery approaches. So [...]
