April 20, 2012

April 20, 2012...Tumor Free!

We made it through surgery. What was expected to be a 6-11 hour surgery, took under 5! George and I were scared to death when they said the surgeon wanted to speak with us. All we could think was that it was too soon. Thank God he wanted to tell us it was over and that everything went well. He was pleased with the surgery and Clayton was stable as a rock during the whole thing. He was able to get the whole tumor without any apparent damage to the kidney or it's arteries. He also looked around his abdomen and chest cavity for any other evidence of disease. He removed anything he thought was a threat and even biopsied his liver to be sure it is cancer free.
This doctor is amazing. His experience, surgery demeanor and focus along with Clayton's stability during surgery allowed this risky surgery to get completed in such a short amount of time. The short surgery time is good as far as Clayton's respiratory situation goes.
We are in the PICU now and probably will be for another 48 hours and then we should get to move back across the street to Memorial Sloan.

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