DONE

Whew.  Surgery is finally over!  Scott is waking up in the PACU as I type.
He was under anesthesia for a little over 6 hrs.  I was starting to get a little anxious and antsy and am glad it is done.  I am also SO grateful that Scott's family has been here with me and for all the support from our friends.
Dr. Moore said the lymph node we were especially worried about, and did the surgery for, definitely needed to come out - it was about 2cm and rock hard with plenty of yucky looking tissue.  I'm sure pathology reports will confirm we made the right choice.
They also took out the last little border of thyroid tissue that was left in, along with another lymph node that looked like it could develop into something, much higher in his neck. (We will see how the pathology reports come back on those as well). These were the difficult parts as they were very close to important nerves and blood vessels and there was scar tissue and fat that needed to be dissected through with great care.  He said everything went well though and they are happy with the outcome so far!
Scott has two drains in and we will most likely by in the hospital for two nights.  I'll update as we know more.  Please keep us in your prayers that there is no additional bleeding and we can keep pain levels under control.