Surgery...

6:54 Sun is rising Gil was taken into surgery. We've been told the lymph nodes go pretty deep so they have to put him deep asleep. We're a little worried because of arteries, nerves & stuff that seem to be on the left side of the neck.

There's a massive blizzard sweeping the North and Mid-West, we're still reeling from the school shooting in Conn., and the world is rumored to end tomorrow...the end of the Myan calendar...and kids a re getting crazy at school.

7:45 Dr. Hood just came out and let me know they are done. Only took one large node for biopsy; the rest are too deep to get to easily. We may have preliminary results in a few days, although his follow up with Dr Ball is Jan. 2nd. I've been given a 'script for pain meds but not gone back to see him yet.

10:29 We're home. I was able to go to recovery about at 8am; took him about 20 minutes or so to 'wake up' - it's like having the memory of a 3 year old - you could say  or do anything, he won't remember a few minutes later. Sad and entertaining all at the same time. Stopped at Sam's to get his pain meds, made a quick call to work while waiting. Left poor Gil in the car - he thought I'd left him for good! :(  But he's home now and recovering; only dealing with a sore neck so far. Good times!