Lisa Whiting wrote:
>
> Hello, all!
>
> I have returned home from my brother's surgery in Denver. Wow! The surgery
> lasted over 11 hours; they removed his right lung, right diaphragm, the sac
> around the lungs and sac around the heart, as well as the sixth rib. It had
> to be the longest day of my life! 13 hours in that waiting room, knowing
> that surgery was only supposed to take 6-8 hours........I could only imagine
> the worst! But, guess what!? The surgeon came out and told us that it was
> the best case/ earliest staged case of Mesothelioma that he'd ever seen, and
> because the tumors were smaller, they were harder to get out. The lymph
> nodes were taken to be biopsied, and the results of their cancer status
> should be known on Monday. My other brother stayed with him. I fought back
> tears for 1/2 hour before leaving the hospital (for my train); I really
> didn't want to leave Bob, but I also knew my family was going crazy, waiting
> for me to come home! Bob thanked me for coming and said, "It was fun."
> Still has his dry humor.....He may be coming home on Tuesday or Wednesday.
>
> Hope all is well w/all of you....including you all in my prayers as usual.
>
> Lisa
>
>
Dear Lisa,
Welcome home to mol-cancer. All your friends here were anxiously
awaiting the news of your Brother and we are relieved that he is well on
the way to recovery.
We know what you went through those 13 hours in the waiting room as we
just were in a similar situation with my Barbs Brother who had brain
surgery. The waiting room is a long tedious chore especially when the
waiting is for the purpose of anxieties and worrying about a loved one.
Well that part is all over, so welcome back. WE missed you
God Bless You
Marty and Barb
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