Donald needs another surgery. Just when things seemed to be calming down a bit, it's discovered that Donald's abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has grown from about 4.2 cm to 4.8 cm in less than a year; more than the average AAA grows in that time. The vascular surgeon, Dr. Sayler, doesn't like to see the AAA's get any bigger than 5 cm. before he does corrective surgery. Given the option of going ahead with surgery now or waiting six months or a year, we decided that the sooner the better. So, Friday, November 7th at 8:00 a.m., Donald will go into surgery again. He's expected to be in the hospital for six days "give or take a day" Dr. Sayler says. He also said that recovery will be about four weeks, maybe six, once Donald gets home from the hospital. This surgery is something we wanted to avoid; hoping that Donald was a candidate for the less-invasive procedure where they can put in graphs by going through the groin area. Why can't Donald ever do things the easy way? Anyway, is there a grandma or aunt nearby who would like to babysit that morning? Ours live too far away. :-(
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Count me in. Let me know what I can do to help. Keep N, stay with you,help with food. N can stay over the weekend when he's not with you guys or playing with friends. zput me on the agenda and I'll do whatever I can to help.
I am so sorry he has to have this surgery.
Jan
I'm so sorry that another surgery is on the horizon. I know how hard it is on all of you. HUGS! I wish I could be there to help out. I'll keep you in my prayers and thoughts!
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