Mom has overcome the first hurdle with the grace and strength we all know and love her for... Dr. Leverton was very pleased at how well the surgery went, particularly that it was completed using the laparoscopic method (which Mom wanted). MD Anderson in Houston told us that their surgeons would not even attempt the laparoscopic colon resectioning surgery (open surgery is the standard procedure for colon resection).
Some of the common advantages of "Laparoscopic" vs. "open" surgery are:
- Colon function normalizes faster
- Faster recovery time and shorter hospitalization
- Less postoperative pain
- Smaller incisions (also smaller scars)
Laparoscopic colon surgery was only introduced about 12 years ago and currently only approximately 3% of all colon resections are performed using this method in the US. Explanations for this may include, surgeon resistance to accepting this procedure as comparable to traditional operations; lack of surgeon experience with minimally invasive techniques; that laparoscopic colon surgery is an advanced procedure that takes a long period of time to master.
The role of laparoscopic techniques in the treatment of colon cancer is currently still being examined by the National Cancer Institute, however, results thus far have been favorable or equal when comparing laparoscopic to open surgeries (this technique has not yet been approved by NCI).Standard procedure is to biopsy at least 12 nearby lymph nodes surrounding the tumor during the surgery, we expect these results early next week and this will tell us if the cancer was late stage 2 or early stage 3 and assist in the treatment plan moving forward.
I understand that for some of you this may clearly be far too much information, however, it is important to some and therefore I feel compelled to provide it.
Mom had a really good day today (actually as good as could be expected the day after an extremely painful surgery), she walked around the 6th floor twice today and drank a little veggie broth for dinner tonight. She will not be running any footraces this week, however, honestly she is being such a trooper, especially for someone who absolutely hates hospitals!
Much love to all,
Monica~
P.S. For those of you who know my Mom well, you will be comforted to know she is still crackin jokes!
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i am happy that i keep getting such good news .. and i am exspeacily happy to heremy aunt sia is still cracking jokes that in it self exsplains alot about her healing porcess .. and anyone else that knows aunt sia know this too .. i still am so upset that i couldnt be there for all of you guys that where there so qickly and alot for all of us aloha , luhv,dreama and my daddy jesse lee ,so thank you and hope to see you all happy and you mom who i love so dearly get everything back on track and have her back to running the race and winning again ,she is a fighter and very strong and i love her and all of you guys so very much . but the onething is for you all who are with her remeber to get some rest for your selves to . i know what you all are going thru . it can become very tiring and you can strate to for get about your self so even thou it is not important to you to worry about your self it is to your mom and you need to remeber that i love you all and hang in there my heart gose out to you all and tell gorden i say thanks you to him for helping getting aunt sia to go to the hospital to get herself better about time aunt sia gets a man she so deserves to have some one that cares for her well being so thanks be to him for caring about aunt sia i love you all
She'll be doing the heilan' fling next.... wait a minute, she couldn't before!! - ha ha.
Keep on keeping on.
Love ya's
These are wishes from one of my HHGA Vendors that Sia and I met up with at the San Antonio Games(Laura Turner - Gypsy's Jewelry).
I'm sending you a "Zen" hug. Give Sia my love and tell her she is in my prayers.
Sia,
I've been thinking about you since Ros told me about your diagnosis. I'm glad to hear that everything has gone well thus far. I know from our chat at Ros and Paul's Labor Day thing that you and I share an interest in the Ian Rankin "Inspector Rebus" series. I've got a stack of Rebus books that I'd love to lend you to read as you recover (or for when you're sitting in doctors' waiting rooms, or having treatments, or whatever.) If you're going to be with your daughters for a while, I'd be happy to send them to you; otherwise when you get back to Houston I'll get them to you. I'm sure Ros will keep me updated as to where you'll be.
Feel better,
Alison Davidow
Hi Sia,
The one thing I have loved about you since I met you was your grace under fire - and boy did you do that!!!
You know that I am there with you in spirit, while here helping Sue to move. My family are all sending their best wishes and lots of love and healing for you. Your kids have done a great job and I know you are very proud of them, and I am so glad to be able to read the blog and stay up to date and know that you are doing so well (Nice Job Monica!!)
Gordon - you are a star!! Thank you so much for everything you have done for her.
Be Well, Be Loved,
Jacqui XxX
I am remiss in not paying attention to my e-mails. Sia has had some real issues for the last month and even before if I remember right. My prayers are with her and her family and the medical staff as they minister to her. Thanks for the jump start.
Hope y'all are OK.
Gordon V. Fogleman
G Highlander
I just wanted to share my favorite Bible verse.
II Corinthians 1:3-4 gave me a lot of hope during a difficult time because it answered my huge question of "Why?" When Paul and Timothy were being persecuted, they praised the God "who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
This experience is enlarging your world even beyond your mission statement. I believe you will be giving hope to many people in the future as you comfort them in the ways that you yourself are comforted now.
Much Lola Love!
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