Surgery Update

Scott did great!  His doctor did great too!  :)  He is the antithesis of a Butcher.  One of the nicest doctors.  The nurses and his co-workers rave about him.  Scott was definitely in good hands.  God was on our side as well.  Scott had several lymph nodes matted up against his carotid and they ended up having to take out more than just the one big one.  Thankfully, the doctors were able to do this without any complications, although it took longer than they thought it would - rightly so I guess.  No complaints from me if they take their time around one of the most important blood vessels in Scott's body.

The rapid slides they looked at in pathology once the nodes came out were inconclusive.  So they sent everything off and hopefully we will have a diagnosis by Friday.  Please pray everything comes back fine.

Scott is now home relaxing on the couch.  I'm feeding him all sorts of good food and keeping him on schedule with his drugs.  He has a drain in to take the extra fluid and blood from the area which makes everything a little more painful.  Dr. Butcher sent me home with a suture removal kit though and said I can take it out myself tomorrow so we don't have to go back into the hospital.  It was very nice of him to save us the trip.  For now I have the next two days off of work and Scott has as much time as he needs as well.  We are blessed that he is on a rotation this month that he can get time off with.  And thankful his residency director and the program is being understanding and supportive throughout all of this.

Yes, Scott's pressure dressing is that big - he has a permanent tilt to his head until it comes off.  We've received lots of love and are grateful for all your prayers!  We'll keep you all updated as stuff happens.