Good news! I have been released from the intensive care unit and am now resting on the normal neurosurgery floor. I have been unhooked from many of the machines so hopefully I will be able to sleep more tonight. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers during the surgery Read more…
I have good news and bad news from Saturday’s surgery. I was operated on for seven and a half hours. The good news: Almost all of the tumor was able to be removed. My S1 vertebrae was in good shape so it did not have to be removed. This is Read more…
My surgery is scheduled to begin at 7:30am today. They will do their best to remove as much of the tumor and dead bone as they can. Almost all of my S1 vertebrae will be removed as well as the discs on either side of it. They will install a Read more…
I am safely checked back in to the hospital and undergoing more tests and imaging prior to surgery tomorrow. I’ll be in surgery somewhere between 5 and 8 hours to remove the tumor and stabilize my back. I’ll be in the ICU for about 2 days recovering before I return Read more…