Update 3
Posted: March 2, 2011 Filed under: breast cancer, Surgery | Tags: breast cancer, DIEP, hospital, Houston, Methodist Hospital, microsurgery, new boobs, plastic surgery, reconstruction Leave a commentAs of about 2 pm central, they have finished one side and starting the other. I’m guessing another 2 to 3 hours to finish.
Update 2
Posted: March 2, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentI just heard from the nurse and the surgery is going fine. Not much else to report, the coffee machine in the waiting area is pretty cool – some Flavia thing with a dozen choices. I’m getting no cell reception if you are trying to call or text forget it.
Surgery update
Posted: March 2, 2011 Filed under: breast cancer | Tags: breast cancer, cancer battle, DIEP, hospital, microsurgery, new boobs, plastic surgery, reconstruction 2 CommentsAll – thanks for checking on Nancy. She was just wheeled off into the OR, I expect to have an update every few hours. She will be in surgery until late this afternoon and will stay the night in ICU. I’m not sure if she can have visitors other than me today.
She was in very good spirits, when they put the compression hose on her she asked for fishnet if they had it. OK actually that was me, but she is relaxed and ready to get this done. Dr. Spiegel told her the pain level from this won’t be too bad but she did pledge to load her up with the morphine (Nancy’s fave) the first two days. Nancy is in very good hands.
The Pink Underbelly 