Yesterday was full of x-ray studies of where the bowel is blocked and CT scans and today an NG tube (a good thing) then a PICC line (also a good thing) But today was also full of emotions, praying, crying, ups, downs a few smiles and exhaustion. This morning during the consult with Dr. Stultz that I missed, I was told he was going to operate on Mike first thing tomorrow morning. It's actually going to be third thing tomorrow so around 11:00 or 11:30a.m. I also thought he was going to do the surgery on the pancreas, the spleen and adrenal gland.
After he studied Mike's x-rays and information he came in he was amazing. He is only going to fix the blockage and stage the cancer. He will take biopsies which will help immensely when (WHOEVER) does the surgery. The doctor who does the pancreas surgery will know exactly what they are working with. He said that if there was cancer everywhere he would eat his hat in front of us all. I couldn't keep my eyes open was so tired I fell asleep.
I woke at 5:00a.m. couldn't sleep. I couldn't help but keep going over what Dr. Stultz said. If Mike's cancer is only in the tail of the pancreas the survival rate is 5 years. I will take five years, five days or whatever time I can be with him. Mike is everything to me. We will make the most of any time we have together. Dr. Stultz has a way of saying "You were here, look what you did with your life. What a ride! I wouldn't have missed it for anything." He says it like it is and you can take it to the bank. If you're going to live you will live, if you're not you can believe him.
I will update tomorrow after surgery. Thanks for your prayers and thoughts. I love you all. Mom
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