He's Out!

The surgery was a little late getting started but once they took him back he was done in 30 minutes! We are waiting for him to "wake up" and then we are headed home. Dr. Holmes said he did fine and the pathology reports that it is a cancer and he is SURE that it came from the original tumor. That is good news. I feel good about it. Dr. Holmes assured me that he feels very confident based on the CT and PET scans that his cancer is contained in the head and neck area. Pathology will review the biopsy further and we will talk with Dr. Holmes again probably Saturday or Sunday. At this point he wants to look at the node and make sure it hasn't eroded into the capillaries. We hope that it has stayed "within itself" much like air in a balloon. Regardless, all of that will just help the doctors decide on the definite plan of action. He has about 8 stitches and should get some good sleep for the rest of today. Praise God again for how he continues to take care of us and bring us through each and every step!