The Staples have been removed from Kris' incision

With the staples

On Wednesday February 25 Kris had the staples and the drainage tube removed. See before and after photos. She is doing as good as one could expect having this much surgery. Despite having difficulty moving around and getting up, she gets a little better every day. The scar is healing nicely. She will starting another 9-week round of chemo on Tuesday March 10, 2015.

Without the staples

Kris Recuperating with Murray

On the couch with Murray

Recuperating from her surgery, Kris stays warm and reads on the couch with our goof ball dog, Murray, aka Muzzie. On Friday February 20 she had about half of her staples taken out, although she still has the drain on her abdomen. If she coughs or sneezes really hard she could still split open the sutures. We are going to see the oncologist for a full post-surgery briefing on Wednesday morning, February 25.

"Muzzie" relaxes on the couch

Desi & Murray holding Kris' spot on the bed for her

Desi and Murray sleeping on Kris' side of bed

Just about the cutest picture ever: when Kris was away in the hospital, Murray and Desi slept together on Kris' side of the bed, keeping it warm for her.

Home from the hospital

Belly Button Selfie

Kris came home this afternoon. She is in a lot of pain and discomfort, and still has a drainage tube attached to her abdomen. She mentioned that the last picture - the one of her in the hospital looking happy - made this look too easy. It is not easy.

Kris is sitting up

She didn't want her picture taken but I insisted in the name of public enlightenment and journalistic ethics. The henna on her head has faded but otherwise she is looking 100% better than yesterday. She is currently on a liquid diet. Her phone is still in her overnight bag so don't expect her to answer for a day or so. Not ready for visitors yet.

Kris is doing well after surgery

I just left Kris resting peacefully in her room. She was really out of it, on a morphine on-demand thingy, The surgery took over 4 hours.  I spoke to her surgeon oncologist dr blank afterwards who said that everything went very well - she thinks she removed all the cancer although they want her to do another round of chemo starting in about 3 weeks to make sure. They removed her ovaries, which did not have cancer, confirming the oncologist's original diagnosis of Primary Peritoneal Cancer. 

The worst news is she'll have a vertical scar on her abdomen and they had to remove her spleen - which the doctor says is not that big a deal. Kris will most likely be in hospital until Monday now. 

Surgery is Still On for Wednesday February 11, 2015

Kris with her new henna head!

The lymph node biopsy from last Thursday came back negative, so the cancer has not spread and the surgery is still on. HOWEVER, based upon her EKG and ER visit last Friday, Kris still has to see a cardiologist beforehand to make sure she is fit for the surgery. She has an appointment tomorrow, Tuesday. They are covering all bases. If she does have surgery Wednesday (and I will let you know) if you want to visit her in the hospital let me know so we can arrange it.