Update-Mom Is Out Of Surgery

Dr. Seligson just came to talk to us. Mom just got out of surgery about 10 minutes ago. The tumor and right upper lobe were removed. He said it was complicated because on the bronchoscopy he saw the tumor protruding into the mainstem bronchus. This creates a complication because you can't just cut through it like you normally would, you have to cut above and below the tumor and then put the two pieces back together again. Which according to him takes an extra hour. He said that the right upper lobe had not been getting any air for some time and it was rather infected. Like I said, she just got out of surgery so we're still trying to comprehend all of this (it's not like she's in labor where I know what all can be expected). She will be in recovery for about an hour or two then she will move to the surgical ICU (SICU). She is at an extremely high risk for pneumonia and plugging of the airways because the normal phlegm can't move up and out like normal for a couple weeks. In addition, more prayers were answered...it is NON-SMALL CELL, just what we wanted, the lesser of the two evils. We'll update again once we get to see her in the SICU. By the way, Dr. Seligson has completed a 6x bypass surgery and Mom's surgery today and is now going to go sit with her while she wakes up. This man is AMAZING!!!