Surgery Day!

My mom was diagnosis with breast cancer last May (2007). She did chemo and had a double mastectomy. She finished her last chemo day at the end of January. She was then put on a list for breast reconstructive surgery. There were two people in line a head of her and they both weren’t ready/or changed their minds. So she got bumped up to the top of the list.

This weekend my parents were down visiting my brother and his family as well as my grandma. From there they were going to drive back up to Seattle to stay at this hotel that is connected to the hospital.

Today is surgery day and I am a little nervous for my parents as they are about to play a waiting game. She is to go into the hospital at 5:30 am (pacific time)and her surgery will begin at 8 am. It is a 10 hour procedure. My dad will not know how the surgery went until they are all done and she is off to the recovery room. Once she is out of surgery she will be staying in the hospital till the end of the week. My dad will be staying at the hospital hotel.

My mother is very excited for this surgery. She is aware of the pain she will be in but is looking for the out come. I am hoping all goes well and that they will both be ok while the surgery is going on. I am also wishing she will not be in too much pain when she comes to visit us for Christmas. I hear it is very painful and that is lasts a long time.