Well, a quick update: We have a tentative surgery date of 11/14. Dr. Boudreaux came by after his clinics and said that he has penciled me in for surgery on the 14th and he will try to remove what appears to be a mechanical obstruction of the colon.
While he is in there, he may try removing some additional tumors in the liver and perform some further debulking. The tumors near the rectum will be addressed with some combination of direct removal and nano-knife. There is a non zero possibility that this surgery may result in damage to the rectum or the colon, requiring a temporary ostomy which would be reversed sometime in the future. Obviously, that is not an outcome that I want but it is better than the alternative...
We were hoping to get out of the hospital between now and surgery but Dr. Boudreaux's staff say that that it is not advisable. Insurance problems and liability issues could arise if I am released and then need to return. So, we are going to see about moving to a larger room in the hospital for the next week of our internment.
We have booked a return flight on Southwest for Thanksgiving day. If surgery occurs as planned, I should be out of the hospital with a day or two at the Hope Lodge before we catch the flight back to Denver and the drive home. It probably means that we get pizza for Thanksgiving rather than Stephanie's extravaganza but it will be pizza at home with the family.
So, long trip to New Orleans but hopefully it will be a productive one!
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