Details of Surgery

May 6, 2014.

This is the newest update about Cassidy's situation:

Today, May 6th, 2014, we spoke with Dr. Gerstle and Dr. Baruchel

Dr. Gerstle is the doctor who will be performing the surgery next Monday at 8 am (May 12th, 2014). The surgery itself will be 5-6 hours long to remove the lesion near her left breast and the lesion on her lung.

While the surgery is expected to go smoothly, but there may be a few possible effects:

Cassidy may have some tissue in the breast removed.

The lower section of the lung may have to be removed because of the position of the lesion.  The ribs will be open in order to remove the tumour. This may affect Cassidy's lung capacity and as competitive swimming.

Cassidy will likely be on epidural for 3 days after the surgery, although the anesthesiologist will be consulted before finalizing that decision. There will be other painkillers available. 

Dr. Baruchel, the oncologist will give the report about removed tumours/lesions after they have been identified in the lab.  Pray that they do not contain any new cancer cells.

Cassidy's recovery period is estimated a month, although it will be some time before she reaches full capacity again. Physiotherapy has been recommended during the rehab.

Please continue to pray for the following:-
a. Pray that the peace, and comfort from God be with the family, and they will have strong faith in God.
b. May God use this time to strengthen the family, draw them closer to each other, and learn to walk deeper with God.
c. Pray that the 5~6 hours surgery next Monday to remove the tumours/lesions will be smoothly carried out and Cassidy will recover as God created.