Prayers for my Dad

Hello everyone!

Wonderful news so far. My father entered surgery on Friday, after a prayer circle initiated and LED BY THE DOCTOR around the pre-op bed my father was laying upon. This was a great start! :) He then discussed what to expect after the procedure to remove the cancerous tumor and told us the surgery would last 3 or 4 hours.

After only 2 1/2 hours he came out and told us the surgery went great and it DID NOT APPEAR THE CANCER HAD SPREAD!!! Woo Hoo! BUT, we have to wait for the pathology report on the lymph nodes he took out to be sure, although he did say the nodes looked and felt normal.

On top of this terrific news, in just 3 days my father is already up and walking around the hallways at the hospital! He is 76 and has an incision from just below the sternum almost to the groin and is already off all the pain meds. It's amazing. The Lord is certainly with him.

I'll post a final update after the pathology report. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers through this ordeal. It has helped me greatly to see all the support and prayers being provided to my father. Freepers are the best!

God bless you all,
Russ

Final update: My Dad is home and recovering quickly. The pathology report came back negative on the other lymph nodes they took out but he will have to have some preventative chemotherapy just in case. We couldn't have wished for a better outcome than we have had so far.

Thank you for all your prayers, thoughts and emails. They really helped during the tough time waiting for the surgery and the results.

God bless you all,
Russ

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