Laurie's First Surgery (Jan. 16, 2006)
The Sunday evening before Laurie's surgery to remove her tumor, the elders from their church, North Highlands Bible Church in Dallas, met with Laurie and Jim for a special time of prayer on Sunday evening before surgery. Several friends from their Life Group also came. The time of prayer was sweet and very encouraging for Laurie as she anticipated the next day's surgery.
Early Monday morning, January 16, Laurie and Jim headed down to Baylor University Medical Center near downtown Dallas. Her first stop was in the Breast Imaging Center where a wire was inserted into the tumor site to guide the surgeon. That was followed by a visit to the nuclear medicine department for a Sentinel Node Injection. This injection of a radioactive dye was designed to create a map of the lymph nodes and indicate which node was the sentinel node (the first node that drains the breast). This information allowed Dr. Knox to remove for testing only the first few lymph nodes that might be involved.
Laurie actually went in to surgery at the Texas Surgery Center at 11:15 a.m. for her breast "excisional biopsy" (i.e., lumpectomy). Jim, along with 32 of her family and close friends pretty well overwhelmed the surgery center waiting area. We almost felt guilty. . . . but not quite. :-)
The surgery lasted for about 90 minutes. Dr. Knox was pleased with the outcome and wasn't surprised by anything, nor did she see anything that would give her cause for concern.
Laurie was at home by 4:00 p.m. that same day. The only side effect was some groginess from the anesthesia and some tenderness. Laurie's biggest emotional day was over.
Early Monday morning, January 16, Laurie and Jim headed down to Baylor University Medical Center near downtown Dallas. Her first stop was in the Breast Imaging Center where a wire was inserted into the tumor site to guide the surgeon. That was followed by a visit to the nuclear medicine department for a Sentinel Node Injection. This injection of a radioactive dye was designed to create a map of the lymph nodes and indicate which node was the sentinel node (the first node that drains the breast). This information allowed Dr. Knox to remove for testing only the first few lymph nodes that might be involved.
Laurie actually went in to surgery at the Texas Surgery Center at 11:15 a.m. for her breast "excisional biopsy" (i.e., lumpectomy). Jim, along with 32 of her family and close friends pretty well overwhelmed the surgery center waiting area. We almost felt guilty. . . . but not quite. :-)
The surgery lasted for about 90 minutes. Dr. Knox was pleased with the outcome and wasn't surprised by anything, nor did she see anything that would give her cause for concern.
Laurie was at home by 4:00 p.m. that same day. The only side effect was some groginess from the anesthesia and some tenderness. Laurie's biggest emotional day was over.
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