Started early today with a trip to Fox Chase for an ultrasound of my kidney which looked great. Then Resident MD took out my 30 or so staples, four days early - ouchie but hooray! And then took out my surgical drain - triple capital OUCH :-( but at least it's gone now :-)
Then, saw Dr Uzzo, who could not be more pleased with the results of the surgery. He called it a "home run". I call it God's care for me! The tumor was removed completely with clear margins and I have had an uncomplicated recovery so far. My kidney function took only a 1-2 day hit, (creatinine levels rose but not as high as expected) and dropped to nearly pre-op normal before I even left the hospital five days later, when they could have kept rising for up to five days! I lost only 10% of my kidney and lost little or no kidney function. The results are absolutely as great as could be expected - even better!
My oncologist, Dr Haas, will decide scan recommendations - this episode would call for scans in 6 months - since the tumor was small, less aggressive, and completely removed. But since we are still watching the lung spots and for mets from the 2007 tumor, next scans may be sooner.
So, time for me to rest and heal now, (I hit the nap chair asap after we got home today) and look forward to a cancer free spring and summer... and maybe a cancer-free future!?!?
Thank you all so much for all your love and concern and help and prayers. It means so much to me, has carried me through these last few whirlwind weeks, and will, during the rest of the recovery yet ahead.
Thankful most of all to God, who has upheld me through yet another storm of life, and knowing that whether this surgery had been a success or not, He would have been there beside me. So grateful though, for the grace and healing He has given so far.
Love
Karen
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