The patient is doing GREAT!

Well the surgery is over and Brandon is doing great! Brandon had the "A" team for surgery today! Everyone at the hospital was just amazing! I love my hospital family! They made sure that from start to finish Brandon was well taken care of - I did not have to worry much because I knew he was in the best hands from surgeon, to anesthesia, to OR nurse! Thanks everyone for being so AWESOME to my hubby!

They ended up just doing moderate sedation with a local to the area, which I was glad because it made recovery a little easier! :o) The surgery took about 45 minutes. Dr Deme and Mike (his AWESOME PA) said that they had to do a lot of digging to get the tumor out! But they did a great job! Ron Cotton (the best CRNA in the universe!) came out to get me after the procedure was over and Brandon was already sitting up on the stretcher smiling and shooting the bull with everyone! They saved the tumor for me to see before they sent it off - it is bigger than I was thinking it was going to be! It is a little big bigger than a golf ball. ( I attached a pic - if you get qweezy by looking at that kind of stuff DON'T LOOK!) The tumor is being sent off for biopsy and we should know the verdict in a couple of weeks! So keep praying! :o)

After surgery Brandon went down stairs to the Ortho Center (where I work) to his two other nursing wives (Rach and Morgan) who got him recovered and spoiled him! Rachelle even got to give him a free wax job! :o) We left the hospital around 9:45 and then stopped to pick up pain meds. Brandon has been pretty sore this afternoon, so I have been keeping the pain meds on board. It is just hard for him to get comfortable because it is right on the spot of your back where pressure is placed if you sitting up in a chair or laying down. But he is being a trooper and I am so glad everything went smooth today! Thanks to everyone for all the prayers and thoughts! We have had lots of visitors, calls, and care packages! We have the best friends and family anyone could ask for! Also a HUGE THANKS to my MMH hospital family - you guys are the greatest!

Brandon's good luck quarter from Ron :o)

The cutest patient ever! :o)

The tumor or as Joey would say - "Oh Larry!"



"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love."

~ Hubert Humphrey ~

Surgery is scheduled!

Well Bran goes to get "Larry" the lipoma (yes, we named it! - we try to make the best of every situation!) removed on Thursday at 5:45 am. It will a same day surgery where they go in and remove the mass and then send it off to make sure that it is benign! Please continue to pray for my Brandon! We appreciate all the love and prayers! Hope everyone is having a great start of the week!

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, take a whole box of Ex-Lax - tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough. "

~ Pearl Williams ~

MRI Results

Well we went to see the doc today about the MRI results. The mass on Brandon's spine is a lipoma. Typically you would not be too concerned with just having a lipoma, but because Brandon's has grown significantly in size over a short period of time the doc wants to go ahead and do an excisional biopsy (surgery to take out the lipoma). Once the lipoma is removed they will do a biopsy to determine whether is benign or not. From the MRI was also found out that he has a herniated disc and quite possibly a kidney stone that he may have to pass (poor guy!) Hopefully surgery will be early next week. Dr Deme is a wonderful surgeon and I would not want Brandon in anyone else's hands! Please continue to pray for Brandon and good outcomes! Love you guys!

He said, "If you will listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases, because I am the LORD, who heals you."

~ Exodus 15:26 ~