Very quick update
after a 3 hour series of appointments today - first of all no surgery date
yet! Now that all the pre-admission requirements
have been met, setting the date is the next step. I think Jacqui may call Dr. MacFadden
tomorrow or the next day to spur things on, whether that will do anything or
not I don’t know, but we don’t want them to forget us.
So she met with a
nurse who took all her vitals, then someone came in to do an EKG, then the anesthesiology
doctor came in to talk about that and pain management after surgery and then we
spent some time talking with the physiotherapist about getting her lungs working
well asap after surgery.
The process is to get
patients up and around as soon as they can after surgery, same day if possible,
this helps to clear out the air passages, aides in the healing process and helps
to prevent any developments ie pneumonia.
Of course she has a little extra challenge because she might have
trouble fitting in her leg after the surgery so it will be hard to get
around. Crutches and walkers may not be
an option because she won’t be permitted to lift more than 10 lbs after surgery
and both of these require lifting her own weight, so we are going to have to be creative, but
everyone was very positive and encouraging about her otherwise good health and
hopefully quick recovery.
The whole thing was
exhausting, J had to go to work after the appointment, I came home and fell
asleep for an hour!
What is synovial sarcoma?
Synovial sarcoma is a type of
soft-tissue sarcoma. It is a rare cancer. Only about 1 to 3 individuals in a
million people are diagnosed with this disease each year.
She really is one is a million!!!
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