A long day

Yesterday we had a follow up with the surgeon.  Unfortunately, the incisions are not looking so good. He recommended that we have a follow-up surgery to help her heal better. He recommended doing the surgery today (Tuesday afternoon). We already had an appointment with the oncologist for the morning, so we figured, Hey, why not make a day of it?  I took the day off work and we met with the oncologist this morning.  First we met with a patient advocate that helps people find ways to pay for the parts of treatment that are not covered. Hopefully everything will continue to go smoothly with our insurance. After that, we sat in the waiting area for an hour and waited for the doctor. When we finally met him, he was expecting to start chemo today. The scheduling lady had made a mistake.  He seemed a little annoyed that we were not starting today. Next we told him that we were having another surgery and he seemed even more annoyed.  That appointment ended and we did not really talk about anything.  He said we can come for a follow-up on the 10th. I don't think he is very confident that we will be ready to start chemo on that day. Not much accomplished in those 3 hours.

The afternoon was spent at the surgical center.  The surgeon was running behind, so there was a lot of waiting again. Becky was able to get through the surgery with conscious sedation and local anesthetic rather than general anesthetic, so her recovery should be a little quicker.  The surgeon said that it went very well, and we made the right decision. He is going to talk to the oncologist, so hopefully we  will still be able to start chemo on the 10th.  A big thanks to all of those that helped with the kids on short notice. I don't know what we would do without all of the wonderful help that we have received.

We are headed home and Becky hasn't had anything to eat or drink since midnight. Luckily, Warren's is on the way home, and she loves their french fries.