She’s home!

Hey all, Chris again. A successful day today – seamless, complication-free surgery is always a good thing. Not only that, but the tumor is removed from her right calf! Dr. Smith was confident that she got the tumor removed in its entirety. Kelsey is minus her small calf muscle (the soleus), but she has been able to get some good rest today and will be able to walk fine once her leg heals. Right now, there is a good deal of pain when she takes a step, so she is using crutches for the time being.

Immediately after surgery, her back felt pretty good due to all of the narcotics and anesthesia, but all of that has since worn off and she continues to have a great deal of pain. It probably doesn’t help that her leg needs to be elevated over the next few days to help with the healing and that is putting added pressure on her back. Thank you all for your prayers – we continue to thank God for His provision and guidance as we walk through the healing process.

Prayer requests:

-- Wisdom for Kelsey to know if she is up for a trip to Tulsa tomorrow for another round of infusions.

-- Complication-free, quick healing of her calf.

-- Wisdom to know how to deal with the pain in her back before the tumor there is treated. Do we need to meet with a pain-management specialist at MDA?

-- Good rest for Kelsey in the midst of pain.

-- Complete, total healing of Kelsey’s body and no more cancer!