Surgery one complete

Surgery #1 complete. Doc said nothing new has popped up (no new cysts) except for the original cyst/mass which is around 6cm. He did say there was a lot of scar tissue in there that he biopsied and we will have results back in 5 days. Scar tissue also covers the cyst/mass thing so hard to see if it’s mesothelioma or not. It is NOT attached to the bowel or bladder like originally anticipated. Praise God! Once we get the biopsy back he will decide if “hot” chemo is needed in the abdomen or not. Still having surgery on February 22nd. Just don’t know the extent of it. Overall the surgeon was optimist and felt good about what he saw. So now we wait another 5 days for the path report. 

Problem is it’s been not even 24 hrs on pain meds and I’m not sleeping because I’m itching like mad! Pain pills and me do not get along! Plus even if I did handle pain meds well, the fellow who is the surgeons intern, only prescribed 10 pills total, 1 tablet every 8 hrs for three days for pain. That’s it! I understand the opioid crisi all too well in my job but what kind of pain meds will I get if I come home with a large midline incision after surgery 2? I’m concerned how this is going to work. I need the pain meds but I can’t tolerate any out there and they don’t prescribe much of them anyways. So for now, Tylenol it is. 

Before checking in

Waiting to go back

After surgery at lunch. Notice the drowsy eyes from anesthesia