So yesterday after what seemed like a life time of waiting (even though only 8 weeks) my mum went in for her op. She went in at 6am and was down having surgery by 9am.
I received a call from the surgeon at 12.30pm to say my mum's op went really well and they managed to remove the tumour and reattach the bowel, all done via keyhole with a slight incision to remove the tumour. No stoma
Went into visit my mum today in hospital and she was laying there crying due to the pain but thankfully the nurse came with some pain relief. Could only stay an hour and limited to one visit per day due to the infection rates with covid and flu at present.
Unsure as yet if any lymph nodes were removed during surgery so I guess these are the questions to ask when she next sees the doctor and yet to know if chemo is required.
It's a relief the op went well just need to focus on my mum's recovery from the surgery now.
Considering everything my mum looked immaculate I even asked if she had brushed her hair because you'd never have thought she had had major surgery.we laughed!
She was very tired as expected and all she wanted was a cold can of.diet coke which was a no no so cold water it was.
I think she will definitely be kept in over the weekend but tomorrow is another day and every day is one step closer to recovery.
I want her home but I know she's in the best place.
Hope everyone is keeping well x
Congrats to you and your mum Louise83.
Biopsie results from tumour and node removal can take quite some days. So it may well be about 2 weeks till your mum's MDT get to review them. You're mum is likely to be called in a couple of days after MDT to discuss findings.
Hope she continues to recover well and that pain management is now in place. I required quite a bit of morphine for about a week!
