At 4:45 Dad was out of surgery. Things did not go 100% according to plan. The cancer had spread into the lung itself, it was no longer just in the lining. The whole left lung had to be removed. The surgeon said that while not ideal, that was the best option to remove all of the cancer. As of now, Dad is "disease free"...meaning they got everything they could see.
Recovery will actually be easier for him with just one lung, since his affected lung won't have to heal. His remaining lung will compensate for the missing one, and he probably won't notice a huge difference, seeing as how that lung was only working at 40% with the cancer in it.
Latest news is that he is still in recovery. Dr. Sugarbaker says he feel really good about how things went, and that Dad may not need to be on a ventilator. That will be determined as soon as he wakes up enough to see if he can breath correctly on his own. I will post as soon as I know more! I know all of you are worried, so I wanted to give you something!
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