Around 3pm this afternoon, as we were anxiously waiting for word from the OR, we saw the surgeon walking toward us and we could tell she was not bringing happy news based on the look on her face. As she began to explain what they saw inside Lauren, our hearts dropped and we became sad as the reality of what she was saying started to sink in. The issue causing her pain is a very sick and "angry and ugly" portion of her bowel. That particular section of bowel is about 9-10 inches long, is enlarged in areas and narrowed in others, and is not far below her stomach. It is sick enough that it is very stiff and they couldn't even move it, and didn't dare move it. They were considering removing that section of bowel but felt that it would be unsafe for Lauren to do that. So, Lauren came out of surgery with the same pain in her abdomen, minus her appendix and a few lymphnodes that they removed to biopsy, plus the pain of being cut open.
We need to wait for the final pathology report to come back, but it appears that the issue is consistent with the cancer Lauren has had before. Her increaesd pain is being managed so she is comfortable and sleeping at the moment. We are just waiting.
Patiently waiting...
Blair & Renee
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