This is what Peter wrote in an email to his
mom and siblings – it makes my blogging easy tonight…
"We met with the Surgeon this afternoon
and at this point, surgery is really the only option. Jacqui has three lumps
one at the top of her left lung and two near the bottom but all 3 are on the
outer edge which apparently is a good thing. Sounds like she would be in the
hospital for about 10 days as its considered major surgery and certainly one
with risks.
As for the operation, they would make 3
or 4 small incisions and go in that way which is much less invasive however she
will be in a lot of pain and discomfort afterward. As you can imagine it will
be painful to breath let alone move about, recovery would take 4 to 8 weeks
barring any infections or problems with the staples etc.
As far as timing, sounds like its up to
Jacqui, they could do it before Christmas, in between Christmas and New Years
or early in the new year. Pros and cons to each scenario. We were happy they
didn't talk of wanting to take the lung completely and from the sounds of it
the surgery would be the only treatment, so no chemo or radiation. This is good
news however no guarantees the cancer couldn't come back...
They will be scheduling her for a lung
test and some pre surgical lab testing which will be done in the next week or
so and then Jacqui can decide regarding the timing of the surgery. Right now
she is leaning towards sooner rather than later however she is really enjoying
her job and kind of wants to keep going. Obviously living with the thought of
having to go through this is tough to imagine."
Peter summed it up very well – but I have
to just add – Jacqui amazed me once again with how she handled herself at the
appointment – she seems so composed and thoughtful, and once in a while a
little tear will escape – it breaks my heart watching her being so brave in
such an overwhelming situation – I want
to be just like her when I grow up…
Our children teach us so much hey. I am always in awe of how wise my children are at times.That is good news about the surgery. Good thing about surgery is it is surgical and not Chemo, each day there is some healing. Good time of year to be curled up with a book and dvds when recovering.
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Thanks Kat, I just saw this post now. Yes we do learn alot from our children - amazing! Well the surgery is not as soon as we had hoped, but now we have a date and can enjoy Christmas before we get down to business!! I was reading one of your blogs and loved the idea about the weekly collage - I have started that as well. Now I just have one more journal to keep up - haha. All my best to you and Gary and your family throughout the Christmas season.
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