What a day! We got up at five, made it to the hospital by 6 and they wheeled Loren away at 7:15. At 12:15 the doctor came into the waiting room all smiles saying, “Good news!” Apparently everything came out easily and the lymph glands tested negative so the cancer has not spread. Whew!
I said to Loren when I saw him that it is a wonderful thing these doctors love what they do. I was reminded of his throat surgeon who said, “I love doing this operation!” Thank God! The rest of us get queasy and frightened, but they really enjoy their work!
Loren was in his room by 1:15pm alert and making wisecracks. The nurse told him he would be back in a few minutes to take his vital signs and Loren said, “I’ve got some of those.” He was feeling a little nauseous so the nurse gave him something in his IV. Next thing I knew he fell sound asleep so I left him for a few hours and went to work.
When I returned at 5pm his bed was raised and he had been drinking but he was asleep again. He woke up and had a little dinner but kept nodding off. Finally he woke up long enough to tell me to go home. He is exhausted and sore, but looks good all the same. And he is already demanding I bring him his IPod so he can listen to his music. I think he will be just fine. Thank you all for your concern and best wishes. I’ll keep you updated.
Leslie
Great news! I’ll say a prayer for a quick and full recovery
This is wonderful news! So glad to hear it. Good wishes to all.
Leslie, that’s wonderful news! Thank you so much for keeping us posted in how he’s doing.
I am So Glad!
Thanks Leslie – that’s absolutely marvelous news.
Oh, thank goodness.
And thank you, Leslie, for keeping us all updated. I’ll be thinking of you both, and please, if you “get this” before he does, give Loren a hug for me.
This is exactly the news I was hoping to hear. Please give Loren my very best wishes for a speedy recovery. And, as Shelley said, many thanks for keeping us all informed.
Wonderful news – hoping for a full and speedy recovery!
Thanks for sharing the good news with the countless readers who held Loren in our thoughts yesterday.
Thanks for the update Leslie. So glad to hear the news is all good!
Great news! Here’s to a quick and healthy recovery!
Thanks for the good news! This is my first post although I have been reading “In a Dark Time…The Eye Begins to See” for most of the past year and have been moved again and again by the writing and photos. Especially enjoyed the idea of “Tao-Teching.”
Excellent news,thankyou for the update Leslie, I hope Loren’s recovery is just as successful, all the best, Danielle
I echo the sentiments of everyone else here. May the recovery be just as much of a success.
Good news indeed, and I send my hopes along for a speedy and successful recovery.
Damn – shit – mised the fact that this was happening!
SO glad he’s OK
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Glad to hear things are going well!
Sorry for the belatedness of this response as I’ve been away the past week. Thanks so much, Leslie, for keeping Loren’s readership updated; that’s quite thoughtful for someone with so much more on her mind.
I, too, am glad to hear the good news, and am hoping for Loren’s quick recovery and return home. Send him my best.