Surgery #4 Updates...

11/05/2010 – 8:00 AM CST Shawn is now in surgery. They took her to the OR about 15 minutes ago, did some more pre-op work and the status on the screen is now showing that they have begun. The surgery should last about 2-3 hours, with time in recovery about 1-2 hours, depending on how well Shawn does. In the past she has had a hard time waking up, so I am going with the upper limit on that. It never gets easier, no...

…And the Journey Continues...

This will be just a very short entry to bring the blog back in sync with current events. We will be posting another update tomorrow as Shawn is going into surgery number four. The surgery tomorrow is set for 7 AM CST. Initially the thought was to deal with the issue of greatly increased chances for ovarian cancer by removing Shawn’s ovaries only. In the last few days Shawn felt impressed to investigate further, which...

Doing Well...

Hi Everyone! It’s been 3 days since my last surgery and I just wanted to let you all know that I’m doing GREAT! The pain this time has been minimal. I did take a pain killer on Friday night before bed (after coming home from the surgery center), but started to feel sick in the middle of the night from the pain killers, so decided to give Tylenol a try after that. I found that the Tylenol was sufficient, and by...

The Big Day – Surgery Day Updates...

The surgery today is scheduled for 12:15 PM CST and we are about to head out to the hospital. We will post updates as they become available and have a chance to post. Stay tuned. 11:45am – Arrived at the surgery center where they are currently preparing Shawn for surgery. Sadly, I was not allowed to go with her, but I will see her before they take her to the OR. The surgery should take 2 1/2 to 3 hours we were told....