The Go-ahead

I took mom and Peg down to Salt Lake today.  We all had a great lunch (thanks Peg!) then dropped her off at the airport.  We then headed to mom's surgeon for her 6 week post op.  Good and Bad news.

Bad - her wound is still not completely healed.  It's still been leaking, though not infection, it was kinda gross and making her bandage smell and be unpleasant for her.  This leakage is unfortunately the result of still some unhealed space in her abdomen.  Though remarkably healed from only 2 weeks ago, there is still open space that won't heal on it's own.  So he had to make a small slit in the incision again and pack it with gauze.  She luckily doesn't have to do the vac again, but will need to do packing dressing for quite some more time.  She will have to do this on her own until it's completely healed.  Please pray that happens quickly for her.

Good - she got the "go-ahead" to start chemo on Thursday.  So that'll start on up!  She isn't exactly happy to do it, but she is glad that she can just keep moving forward in treatment rather than waiting for the wound to completely heal.  And it's good that it's not infected again.  She will be on the road to the end of treatment, which she is glad for.

My bro comes into town tomorrow for a few days to see mom.  He'll be able to take her to her first chemo treatment which means a lot to her.  Continue to pray that she handles chemo well enough to head on out of town next Wednesday feeling ok.

Thanks everyone!