11:35 am: Dr. Farnell’s nurse, Jacquie, just stopped in our waiting room and delivered wonderful news.
The tumor has been removed and is being reviewed by pathology. They’re looking to determine whether there are any cancer cells at the edges (margins) of the tumor. If so, Dr. Farnell will try to remove more tissues near where the tumor was located in order to try not to leave any stray cancer cells behind.
Jacquie said she was doing pretty well, although she has had a two transfusion units. Two to four transfusions are average for this surgery. Jacquie didn’t have details about whether the Superior Mesenteric Vein was involved with the tumor. At this point, it doesn’t sound like they needed to reconstruct the vein, but then again, they haven’t received the report back from pathology yet. So far, this is a wonderful day.