the update...

11:30am friday update:
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im typing this update from home, watching trish hang out in the backyard with caden..

yup.. she is home, and doing great.

the vicodins will take care of the soreness she has, but other than that, she feels really good..

walking, talking, eating, smiling and laughing...

you would never know she got out of surgery last night at 7pm.


its a beautiful day in redwood city... sunny, blue skies, 80 degrees & not a cloud in sight...

a fitting day to be even more cancer free-er...







7:45am friday update:
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trish was finally transferred to her room last night around 9:00pm and looked terrific.
she wasn't too groggy from the anesthesia, and aside from being a little sore, she was feeling great.

around 11:00pm we got her out of bed, and took a stroll down the hall. she has good strength, and can move her arm without any problems. didn't have any problems walking, wasn't dizzy, and the anti-nasea medicine they gave her helped ward off any side effects of the anethesia.

trish slept well considering the nurses come in every few hours to take her vitals, but overall it was a really smooth night. she had a pretty good appetite last night and is now looking forward to her breakfast suprise.

dr. jeffrey said she would stop by this morning to check in on trish, and i can only assume that sometime this afternoon she will be discharged.

so everything is good here.. ill post another update later









7:00pm thursday update
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dr. jeffrey just came out with a big smile and gave us the update..

trish is out of surgery and she did great.
no complication, no issues, no suprised, everything went smoothly.

surgery ran a little late cause it started late, and dr. jeffrey took her time.

trish is in recovering now, and will be transported over to the hospital in about an hour, and thats when we will be able to see her.

dr. jeffrey still believes trish will be able to go home tommorrow





5:00pm thursday update:
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the update is... there is no update..

we haven't heard anything yet


stay tuned






thursday morning update
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we arrived at stanford at 11:30am this morning

about noon, trish was brought in for the standard pre-op stuff... gown, iv and most importantly marking the correct breast... right is right in trish's case, but sometimes right is wrong, so you quickly learn to say things like 'correct' and not right..

ria, yvonne, julie, chrissy and myself were all able to spend time with her before she went into the operating room.

about 12:45pm, she was given an anesthesia technique called a parvertebral block, and then brought to the OR.


trish was in really good spirits this morning, and was ready for this.

surgery should have begun around 1pm, and we expect a ~ 3 hour surgery.

she will be in the recovery area for an hour following surgery, and we hope to see her around 5pm after she is transferred to the hospital side of the medical center, and into her private room.

thanks for checking in...
trish really appreciated all the recent comments, cards, phone calls and visits latley. knowing that she has so many people thinking about her is really helping her get through this...

the cancer center's wireless network is currently down, so my access to the blog is limited, but ill try and keep it updated.. i have not heard from any doc or nurse in the past 2.5 hours, and dont expect to hear from anyone until she comes out of surgery..


thanks

this morning, right before we left for the hospital