One Thoracotomy, Please

I'm off to my parents tomorrow to be there for my grampy's surgery. It's been a long couple of weeks - seeing doctor after doctor after doctor. Getting second opinions. But - the end result has us feeling much more optimistic. The pulmonologist and oncologist both think that having the thoracotomy will do the job - he might not even have to do any radiation or chemotherapy. They're doing a lobectomy - because the cancer is ONLY in that one lobe of his lung. It is major surgery - even more so since he is 86 years old. But all of his doctors say he is physically about 70 years old - he's very healthy - except for the lung cancer. So he should be ok having the surgery. He'll be in ICU for atleast 2 days - and then on the surgical floor for 4-5 more days. Then he's home ... where he should start feeling somewhat normal in about 6 weeks. But - it will all be so worth it. Especially if he doesn't have to do any other treatment. :bigthumb:

So - we continue to pray that God will guide the surgeons hands tomorrow afternoon and that my grampy can continue on a quick road to recovery!