No pathology news

I talked to Heidi this evening, and she had not heard from the doctor today about her pathology report. She has a message in for him to call her, and is hoping to talk to him tomorrow. I will post info once we hear what is going on.

She's home and recovering

I was able to see Heidi last night which was so nice. She is very tired and her head hurts alot, but she is very grateful to be home and that the surgery went well. She said that it feels like someone drilled through her head (which they did). So the pain is still strong, but she is doing great for just a few days out of surgery. She really appreciates everyone's love, prayers, and concern for her.

Amy

Coming Home Today

I talked to Scott a few hours ago, and the doctor was planning on sending Heidi home today around noon- so she should be on her way.

Her post-op MRI came back with great results. The pathology report on her tumor will hopefully be back on Wednesday. They will use that to determine which treatment plan is best for her. More details to come...

At Huntsman

Heidi was moved to the Huntsman hospital yesterday and will be in the same room the rest of her recovery. It is anticipated that she will be there until tomorrow night or Sunday some time.

Huntsman Cancer Hospital

Room 5508

2000 Circle of Hope Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Telephone: (801) 587-7000
Toll-free: (800) 824-2073

Heidi's awake and well

When I talked to Scott again he told me that Heidi had woken up from anesthesia and was doing well (relatively speaking of course). One of the doctors checked her vision, and didn't find any vision loss. The doctor said she is recovering really well. She is in pain as expected, but the doctor is very pleased with her recovery so far.

Good News!

Good news- Heidi's surgery is over and she is doing fine. They were able to remove the tumor, and everything went well. They have sent the tumor to pathology, and think there may be live cancer cells in it, which would mean more treatments in the future, but that is all unknown right now. For now we are relieved to know that the surgery is over and she is ok. She is still under anesthesia, so Scott hasn't seen her yet. But she should wake up in the next few hours and then he will get to be with her. It is anticipated that she will be in the special ICU for about 24 hours and then a few more days in the hospital after that. The doctor said he anticipates that her recovery will go well, with no long term effects.

Heidi really appreciated all the emails and phone calls she received recently from everyone expressing their love and concern for her. She wasn't able to reply to the emails, but told me how much each of them meant to her. She really appreciated them! On behalf of Heidi and Scott's family and their families, thank you all so much for your love, support, fasting and prayers!

I'll keep posting as we know more.

Amy

Humorous Photo

Just a humorous pre-surgery photo. So tonight when I had my MRI they had to put these lovely dots all over my face. They will assist in the surgery as the placement of these dots coordinates with the the 3-D MRI I had. So when they hook me all up they'll be able to get a 3-D image showing them exactly where the tumor is and what everything looks like in my brain.
Kyler kept asking me if he could eat the dots as they looked like lifesavers. =) What cute kids I have! Well, time for surgery!