Hello all,
I'm sending this update out to let you all know Kay's surgery was completed this afternoon. The lower lobe of her left lung did not expand back to normal size under inflation by the surgeon, so they did not do the talc procedure. Instead, they inserted a catheter in her side which we will use to drain the fluid from between her lung and pleura every 2-3 days. The surgeon explained that there are some patients whose lungs reinflate on their own after 2-3 months. If that should occur and the fluid stops being produced, then they will take the catheter out, is my understanding. However, the fluid is most likely being produced by malignant cells, so that has to be brought under control also.
This development should not interfere with her next line of treatment, and we were told that if the results from the testing of her biopsied cells returns this week, she will most likely start chemo next week. Thank you for your continued support and prayers, we couldn't ask for better friends and family. Love to all.
Kevin
Romans 5:3-5 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character, and character hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
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