Surgery

Monday will be 6 weeks since Christina's last chemo infusion. Last week we got the approval from the Oncologist for us to proceed with her Oophorectomy (Ovary removal).


So, Monday will be surgery day. The plan is for the surgeon to do the procedure laparoscopically, which is a relatively minimally invasive technique. The only concern is if she has a great deal of scarring from her earlier endometriosis, in which case he will have to use a more invasive procedure. The easier procedure will be out-patient with a couple days of recovery. The other will entail an over-night stay in the hospital, and weeks of recovery. So, we're hoping things go easy on Monday.


Christina is planning on pioneering or at least increasing her time in the ministry in April. She's also planning to start her breast reconstruction, working it around the Convention this summer. However, we have a new complication. Celia and I have come down with the flu, so we're being very careful not to infect Christina. If she does come down with the flu, we'll have to re-schedule the surgery, which will put our whole plan in jeopardy.


Things should fall into place, though. We're hoping things continue to proceed in a healthy direction. We've had success so far, and with the mastectomy and chemo behind us, we've gone through the worst of it.


Thanks for all of your love and concern. I'll update the blog on Monday when we know more.