Thank you to everyone who prayed for Mom. The surgery was 4 hours, and Mom's condition is now stable. The surgeon removed a tumor from her left ovary, a smaller one from her right ovary, and one from her uterus. The larger tumor on her ovary had ruptured, and they drained one and a half liters of fluid from her abdomen.
The surgeon said that although two tumors sounds scarier than one, the fact that they appear synchronous gives her a better prognosis. It is cancer, but they are not sure what kind. It will take many days for pathology to make a report, and they may need to call in specialists to conclusively determine the cancer's origin.
He removed some lymph nodes and fatty tissue, but her other organs were intact and healthy. The incision was larger than he anticipated. She will be in the hospital for 4-10 days. Currently she is in ICU, where she is receiving excellent care.
Mom cannot yet receive visitors or flowers. Thank you so much for your loving support.
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Angie, thanks so much for this update and please tell Ron we appreciated his call this afternoon. Connie has been on my mind since I woke up early this morning, and I'm thankful that the surgery is over and that she is receiving excellent care in the ICU. Usually patients in ICU cannot receive flowers, so we will wait until later to order flowers for her from our family. We all continue to have her (and all of you) in our thoughts and prayers. Take care and God Bless You All. Love, Phyllis & Gene
Thank you very much for the update. We have been anxious to hear how she is doing. Again, let Ron know that if he needs anything done around the house to let us know. We will continue to pray for a speedy recovery and positive pathology reports. Love, Lindsey, Brenda, and family
Angie, thank you for keeping us all up to date on our precious friend. I love your mom like a sister (which she really is! sister in Christ!). Please let her know I think of her all day long and that I love her very much. Janie
Love you lots, Connie! I've been thinking about you nonstop. You are so special to me! I consider you more than an aunt. Ron, thanks so much for calling yesterday. I think you are doing an amazing job. Angie, I appreciate your updates & e-mails. Love you all!
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