Kinda New Stuff

So, I went back to the doc yesterday. It was much more positive and relaxing! The current plan is as follows... The surgery has been approved by all of the neurosurgeons at UofM. This is a good thing. I will be going in about two weeks for the pre-opt testing and consultation. We will discuss more detail as to what to expect with the surgery and recovery and stuff. The doctors seem very confident that upon removal of the large tumor and radiation of the smaller tumors, we will be back to where we started with just dealing with the lung mets (which haven't grown any). The biggest risk to the surgery would be that I could lose most to all of my vision. I have been lucky enough though to see a lot more than other people in a lifetime though. The doc says that this will disable me more (more, really?) only because of vision and he has had a handful of patients that this has happened to and the survival is very good. Even 15 plus years when caught in time. So, two weeks until consultation, then another 1-2 weeks til surgery. If things go as planned the hospital stay will be about 3 days and home recovery will be only 4 weeks with restrictions for 6 weeks. I seem very confident that this is going to work and the team at u of m also seems confident about this. This is our speed bump and before summer is over, I will be back in my chair sitting outside enjoying every minute that God has given me! Thanks again for your encouragement and support. I will be keeping up on this more frequently as I can, so check back often. Love you all! Heather Shannon