Surgery Number ??

We have lost track of the number of surgeries this poor man's body has been through. He is ravaged by battle scars all over his body, and the nurses are just amazed at how tough he is. Aren't we all?

He'll be going into surgery, yet again, probably before noon. They are going to irrigate the pockets and get all infection out, then wet to dry pack his leg. Pleasant. This means they won't sew him up, but instead let him heal from the inside out. We've been there, done that, before with a wound on his back. He had a melanoma removed on May 30th, and the incision was about 2 inches. It was at a point on his back that pulled every time he moved, so it split open, and we eventually wet to dry packed it too. It just finally healed completely over in the last 2 weeks, so it took about 5 months. God only knows how long it will take Brian to heal now. The incision or incisions will be much bigger, although they are going to try to limit that. The thing is, even if they keep it as small as possible, it could just split open anyway.

The most disturbing part of this news is that it will most likely effect Brian's chances of continuing with the chemo. We will discuss that with Dr. Anderson today. We don't have a choice. We have often been backed in a corner, and we've come out swinging. We've been beat down so far this time, that I'm not sure what our options will be. The cancer is going to continue to grow without the chemo, but the infection is going to kill him if we don't do something. I keep shaking off the thought that God doesn't want to put Brian's body through anymore chemo, so this infection is intervening. I guess we never know.

Please pray today as you have been, as we continue to storm Heaven on Brian's behalf, and all those who are suffering.

Brian is feeling good. I kissed him a few minutes ago, and he said I needed to be careful because he can't have too much sugar before surgery. Ha...I always love his sense of humor. He is mostly acting himself, watching the Price is Right and still not sure how he feels about Drew Carey.

Jenni