It's Friday night, and we now have a face associated with all 4 members of Tim's surgical team, after meeting the Urology and Vascular surgeons earlier this afternoon. During both consultations, we heard more of the same information and answered many of the same questions we were asked on Thursday. It seems that all 4 surgeons are concerned with the proximity of the tumor to vital veins, nerves and organs but are confident they can remove all or a major portion of it without long-term affects to any of these.
So the current plan is to call in Sunday night and at that time we will know the exact time we need to be at Saint Mary's Hospital for surgery. We have been told that best case scenario would be 4 - 6 hour surgery, but I'm banking on around a minimum of 8 hours in the operating room. I will be getting updates every 2 hours on the progress and am thankful for the level of care and concern we have experienced throughout our stay here at Mayo.
I have convinced Tim to make a short trip to the Mall of America tomorrow and am looking forward to some time outside Rochester and "all of these sick people" as he so eloquently put it yesterday while waiting to have his MRI.
I will post an update after we get things started on Monday, and thank you for keeping him in your prayers. I know he is in the best hands and am confident surgery will go well.
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