Liam did great today, and surgery went as well as it possibly could.
The tumor was embedded in the middle lobe of his right lung. The middle lobe and tumor were both removed, as well as portions of his upper and lower lobes.
Percentage-wise though, Liam is still left with 2/3rds the functionality of the lung. Pathology was on site during the procedure to confirm clean margins, and check lymph nodes.
Both look good. The current line of thinking is that this a localized recurrence, and it's been completely resected. No radiation was administered today, although it still remains a possible next step.
PICU tonight, maybe tomorrow night too. Brigde and I are splitting shifts between here and the Holiday Inn across the street. Owen & Jack are splitting time with both sets of grandparents at the Cape.
I'll write more tomorrow.
P.S. Thanks to my favorite person BJ for her help with posting this update
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