Tomorrow is Surgery Day

Tomorrow is the big day!  Surgery day is finally upon us.  We're all busy packing bags and getting ready for a hospital stay.  Dad met with the surgeon today and they've decided to continue on with the original game plan of taking out the lower section of the esophagus and the upper portion of the stomach.  Because of the positioning of the original tumor and how it grew into the thickened esophagus, there is high potential of cancerous tissues and cells resurfacing if they don't take out that upper portion of the stomach.  

Dad is eager to get the surgery done and be well on his way to ridding himself of cancer altogether.  The recovery from this particular surgery is quite lengthy, but our dad is a pretty tough guy so I imagine he will up in no time.  He will probably be in the hospital anywhere from a week to two weeks, but probably more like 8 to 10 days.  It will all depend on how his body reacts.  

Surgery is scheduled for first thing in the morning, so I plan on posting updates throughout the day as we hear updates ourselves.  Please check the blog often for updates.  Prayers are very welcome, this is a major surgery and does include many risks.  Someone has been watching out for Dad so far... I think He is still keeping his eye on Dad and still has many plans for him yet!