This is my first update via my cell phone!
Cailyn’s surgery day is drawing to a close. It has been a long day, starting at 4:30 am and ending shortly. All in all, it has been a good day but she’s had a lot of work done (8 separate incisions) and she’ll likely be very uncomfortable tomorrow. The nerves that have been “blocked” today are starting to wake up but hopefully she’ll still get a decent sleep.
As anticipated, removing the port that has been in place for 11.5 years proved difficult. The tubing was “embedded” and had calcified. Consequently, all the tubing is still in place and will be reviewed by annual echocardiograms. The surgeon was very surprised that our oncology team had been able to draw blood through it.
Please continue sending your healing thoughts!