We found out early Monday morning that Roberto's surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, November 12th. Two weeks seems about the perfect amount of time so that we can prepare and so Roberto can enjoy "normal" life before recovering from surgery takes priority. There are no major plans for now, but that might change. Maybe this is the time to do some sky diving?
We don't have many details about the surgery itself; I guess surgeons like to keep that information close to the vest. We did confirm that Roberto will have a right side thoracotomy, so no breaking of the sternum. Yay! A thoracotomy is a major surgery so he will spend one day in the ICU (intensive care unit) and then spend a total of 3-5 days at the hospital. The main reason the surgeon elected to do a thoracotomy rather than laparoscopy is to preserve the tumor so the pathologists can study it. While the needle biospy was useful, it didn't give a complete picture of the tumor.
Roberto is still suffering from his cold and his temperature has been climbing a teensy bit. We asked if the cold would be a problem and the nurse said it shouldn't get in the way of surgery. That's good because I don't think any of us want to delay the surgery unless it was necessary.
So, I'm thinking about putting together some sort of "care package" for Roberto when he's in the hospital. I have running magazines and his iPad. That really doesn't seem like enough, but maybe it is? He probably will be sleeping most of the time. Roberto has doubts that he can hold a laptop, but maybe there's a table he can use? Then I can bring him a bunch of dvds. Eh? Let me know if you have a good idea.
We don't have many details about the surgery itself; I guess surgeons like to keep that information close to the vest. We did confirm that Roberto will have a right side thoracotomy, so no breaking of the sternum. Yay! A thoracotomy is a major surgery so he will spend one day in the ICU (intensive care unit) and then spend a total of 3-5 days at the hospital. The main reason the surgeon elected to do a thoracotomy rather than laparoscopy is to preserve the tumor so the pathologists can study it. While the needle biospy was useful, it didn't give a complete picture of the tumor.
Roberto is still suffering from his cold and his temperature has been climbing a teensy bit. We asked if the cold would be a problem and the nurse said it shouldn't get in the way of surgery. That's good because I don't think any of us want to delay the surgery unless it was necessary.
So, I'm thinking about putting together some sort of "care package" for Roberto when he's in the hospital. I have running magazines and his iPad. That really doesn't seem like enough, but maybe it is? He probably will be sleeping most of the time. Roberto has doubts that he can hold a laptop, but maybe there's a table he can use? Then I can bring him a bunch of dvds. Eh? Let me know if you have a good idea.
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