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I’m sorry I didn’t post yesterday after all the support you offered. The call I didn’t ever want came 3hours into what should have been a 8-10 hour operation. The tumour was too advanced to remove and the surgeon made the difficult decision to halt the operation. It is not what we wanted for her but is the right decision so we will move on to the next challenge of chemo and give her the best of life for as long as we can.
Thank you everyone. I am truly touched by the abundance of support, understanding and well wishes. I will let you know how Monday goes and as my Dad said this evening, she has nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I’m there now Lainy! The initial relief that they would operate was superseeded by complete terror but I’m fine now and will take Monday an hour at a time. Her husband, my parents, niece and nephew are the priority on Monday and together we will get each other through. Just when you think you can’t dig any deeper, somehow you do.
We’ve just heard from the surgeon and my sisters liver remnant has only grown to 24%. We also know now that the tumour is round a major artery. It was always going to be a big ask getting the 14% to 25%. There are no guarantees with this but she is young, no past medical history and in the last 8 weeks has not been as ill as her doctor would have expected someone in her position to nomally be so he is prepared to operate on Monday.
I am terrified for her but at least she has chance of beating this.
Hi Gavin, she had the embolisation in raigmore hospital in Inverness and will get her surgery there although her home is a 2.5 hour drive from Inverness. I have met her surgeon and have complete faith in him – we both do. Every wall he has come up against he’s found a way round it for her. I also know though that he will not put her through surgery unnecessarily.
I did my nurse training in ninewells many years ago now – have good memories of my student nurse years there:-)
She is in Scotland Willow. Yes the embolisation is to grow the ‘good’ part. To remove all the liver that needs to go would only leave behind 14% so embolisation to try and grow to 25% is her only chance of cure. Should know in next 48hours once the calculation is done if liver resection will go ahead on Monday.
