No Tumor

Yesterday was mom's surgery day. She had to be there at 6:30 for lab and then she was the second case of the morning. I thought she would have to wait a while but surprisingly she got called just minutes after checking in. We sat with her in the holding room but again minutes later they called her in. All 3 of us kids were there, with LT and my mom's sister. Our old neighbor even came to sit with us while mom was in surgery. This was so very nice!
After they got her Epidural going and site market we were allowed to see her once more.
She was pretty nervous but still in good spirits. I think it was a high anxiety day for everyone!
They took her into the OR and we waited. It was nice to have someone there to distract us. LT did her fair share of distractions but it's though for a little girl who was woke up early! The staff was good at keeping us updated and before we knew it (2 1/2 hours later) we were being called to visit with the surgen. The doc gave a great report! He saw no tumor in the rectum but took all lymph there to be sure. The tissue was sent to pathology to be sure and the doc said we still could get a report of some or no tumor. He also inspected the whole pelvic area and said all looked good. I asked specifically about the live and that was clear too! He said she did really well and that we could see her in about an hour so he said to leave to have lunch. We were so releaved that surgery went quick and so well!
By this time I needed to pump so we went home and found some lunch. My brother ate and went back right away but the rest of us took a little more time. Dan updated us when he went back and said that it would be a while still so not to hurry. We made it back about an hour later and mom was still in the PACU. We waited a little while and after it had been 2 hours since our update from the doc, I went and asked for an update. She called back to the PACU and they were just getting mom ready to move. We were told to go upstairs and wait a couple minutes then check with the nurse.
I went to check in and was so surprised when I was told to walk into mom's room and saw her talking with the nurse! She smiled and looked so good! No visible tubes and resting under a warm blanket. I gave her hugs and kisses and the told the nurse to grab us after she completed her assessment. Just a couple minutes later she told us to come back. All four of us plus LT and our stroller made our way in the room and I think everyone was so happy to see mom looking so good!
Mom was convinced she would be on the breathing tube for days and have a feeding tube as well. I think she was surprised as well!
We visited for a few minutes but realized she needed to rest so we told her we would come back later.
What a relief! I was so happy she was ok. Knowing she was in good hands the three of us kids decided to get some work done at the house. We still are trying to go through and get rid of stuff that has accumulated over 25 years of living in the house. We got a lot accomplished and got another short visit in before mom went to bed!
Thank you so much for the great thoughts and prayers. She was in The Lord's good hands! Now onto recovery!