The surgeon took one look at her CT Scan and said she needs surgery. So here is the plan.
She is going to have surgery either the Monday or Tuesday after Thanksgiving. (November 28 or 29)
First, Dr. Snyder will make an incision in her throat and go down with a scope. He will look at the four nodules and see if he things they are cancerous. He will then look at the big 2.7 centimeter mass in her right lung. This mass is close to her heart, at the top of her lung and at the top of her heart. So, he will determine:
*if the surrounding lymph nodes are enlarged (if they are, this means they are probably cancerous)
*if he can remove the mass without taking out too much lung
*if he can remove the mass without hurting her heart
If it looks good for removing the mass, then he will remove the scope, close up her throat, and proceed to cut her under her arm and up to her chest. (The incision will be about a foot or so long.) He will open up her ribs and do the lumpectomy. The lump will then be sent off to pathology to be tested for cancer and staged. If she has this surgery, she will spend at least the first night in intensive care at St. Joseph's Hospital. Overall he said that with this surgery, she will be hospitalized for a minimum of seven days.
If he cannot do the lumpectomy, he will use the scope to get some tissue from the mass and will have a biopsy done on the tissue. If he does this, then no surgery will be done, but she will remain hospitalized for at least three days.
Angie doesn't know if she can come home for this or not. That's all I can say about her right now without sounding like a terrible person.
She is going to have surgery either the Monday or Tuesday after Thanksgiving. (November 28 or 29)
First, Dr. Snyder will make an incision in her throat and go down with a scope. He will look at the four nodules and see if he things they are cancerous. He will then look at the big 2.7 centimeter mass in her right lung. This mass is close to her heart, at the top of her lung and at the top of her heart. So, he will determine:
*if the surrounding lymph nodes are enlarged (if they are, this means they are probably cancerous)
*if he can remove the mass without taking out too much lung
*if he can remove the mass without hurting her heart
If it looks good for removing the mass, then he will remove the scope, close up her throat, and proceed to cut her under her arm and up to her chest. (The incision will be about a foot or so long.) He will open up her ribs and do the lumpectomy. The lump will then be sent off to pathology to be tested for cancer and staged. If she has this surgery, she will spend at least the first night in intensive care at St. Joseph's Hospital. Overall he said that with this surgery, she will be hospitalized for a minimum of seven days.
If he cannot do the lumpectomy, he will use the scope to get some tissue from the mass and will have a biopsy done on the tissue. If he does this, then no surgery will be done, but she will remain hospitalized for at least three days.
Angie doesn't know if she can come home for this or not. That's all I can say about her right now without sounding like a terrible person.
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I hope everything goes well.
and 
you and appreciate you and all your kindness more than you will ever know. I will let you know all the details as soon as I hear from the surgery coordinator.
