Surgery Day

The day started at 6am, and we were home by 3pm. Kevin did well with the anesthesia, the surgeon states the margins are clean with a little better than a 1 cm cancer free boarder.The skin graft went well, it will leave a bit of a divot on his neck, but we can LIVE with divots. We will not know about the node until early next week. Kevin will have his PET Scan tomorrow. He could have just stayed in the hospital, but he wanted to come home. I guess it's my good cooking which made him come home for supper! (Nothing against Jordan, but in the kitchen I am a tough act to follow!)

The new day surgery unit at the Jordan Hospital is wonderful! Bright, open, cheery and very clean. Very nicely done. They have a lovely quiet conference room which they escort you to after surgery, there you can discuss how things went with the surgeon. They made me feel welcome and acted like I was the only person waiting to hear news regarding their loved ones. I was treated like a queen, yet I feel this is how they treat all their patients. They did not know I was a nurse, I was another family member of a patient they were caring for. I guess that is the key word, "caring" , they do it well. It is no surprise to me that they have earned the Magnet Status Award. It will be another fasting night, as you cannot have anything but water for 6 hours prior to the PET Scan. Until tomorrow, I hope I post more good news!