D Day coming

I had a few phone calls this afternoon and got a lot of things in place.  My surgery is scheduled for 18 Nov.  I have an appointment with Dr. E on Thursday afternoon so he knows his plan to get into the middle of my head.  I will spend at least one night in the hospital.  If all goes well, I will go home on 19 Nov.

The MRI produced 328 photos.  It is amazing to look at.  I figured out a way to copy my favorites so I could share them with you.  Below, the object in the center is Siddy.  You can see my nose on the left, and the plan is to go in through the nose, get rid of as much as possible of Siddy, and see how I do with him gone.

Pretty amazing how that big blob doesn't belong there.  This is a picture cutting my skull in half..

Now if I look from the top, and again, cut, You can see my eyeballs, the optic nerves going back, and Siddy.  He's glowing for you so my guess is that the dye they inject you with for contrast must be absorbed by the tumor.  So darn cool!!!

So, by Thanksgiving, I hope to be functioning reasonably well.  As Hans as joked, we may be having pudding and pain killers since half the family will be recovering from surgery.

I'm thankful for your prayers and thoughts as our family goes through my surgery and Zane's (tonsil's removed) and give Hans the patience of a saint.  His parents will be coming to stay with us and help us through this time.  I am thankful for them too.

Unless something changes, I probably won't be posting gain until 17 Nov after the ENT visit.  The 18th will be a blur I am sure.  I have a pre-op appointment in the morning, then the surgery that afternoon.  Waking up to see Hans will be the best thing that could happen, even better if I see him more clearly.