I can't believe I've been home for almost a week! It'll be a week tomorrow. My surgery was not quite as we planned. Instead of taking my entire right lobe, he cut out the biggest tumors. He did take a few sections from the left lobe that had the biggest tumors and then did RFA on a few. I was actually pleased with this news. It has made my recovery much easier and should give me those extra years we were hoping for.
I did on have any drains when I woke up. No NG tube. I really didn't feel too bad. They did take me to ICU for one night to keep a close eye on me. A few days later I asked Dr. Kim if he had any trouble with my blood pressure or "stats" during surgery and he said I was "steady eddie".
When I arrived in pre-op it went a little crazy as I was the last patient they took back (not my fault--I was on time along with 30 other people) and they were ready for me! I had two anesthesiologists, 3 of Dr. Kim's Fellows, two or three nurses, all doing stuff to me. IV's, blood, EKG. I did ask the anesthesiologist if he used "octreotide" during surgery and he said, yes, we will. I felt much better about things after being assured of that. I had 3 IV's one in each wrist, one in my elbow and then they put a jugular line in during surgery.
I'll post more details tomorrow. Just wanted to give a quick update.
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