Well it’s 11.30pm and it’s been a very long day. I’ve just spoken to the surgeon and he has just come out of theatre. He went in at 8.30am. The main thing is that he has come through it and is still with us. They are going to keep him sedated till tomorrow morning in ICU. It would seem that the tumour was larger than they had expected and had invaded more than just the Vegus nerve, which is why the operation was so long. Having said that the operation was successful as they have removed most of the tumour.
The good news is that they have been able to save the facial nerve and the nerve that serves the ear, so there will be no hearing loss. Also he did not need the tracheotomy. The main issues he will have to cope with are swallowing and talking, but that should all improve in time and with speech therapy. They also had to take out the carotid artery, but because he passed the occlusion test last month we are hoping that he has not been affected by any stroke, but we won’t know for sure until he wakes up tomorrow.
Many answers to my list of prayer requests, so that just leaves me to thank God for listening and all of you wonderful people for praying all day. God is good and I am exhausted!
Sue x
November 22, 2013
wow how amazing and complicated are we humans made!! thank you Sue for taking the time during your ordeal to let us know what is happening. i know there is still a way to go but god is big on journeys ;)Praise God big squeeze to all you lovely, tired ,fab Jeremys x x x x x
November 22, 2013
Anne had told me on Tuesday about the big one and my thoughts have been with you all.
November 22, 2013
So pleased to hear the news Sue – keep us posted and here’s to a speedy recovery after a good deal of rest and plenty of tlc – our thoughts and love are with you – Debbie, Cem and Hulya xxx
November 22, 2013
Thank you Sue for taking the time to write..we have all been glued to our emails. Praise God for what seems a good outcome so far. You must be totally exhausted. Hopefully the worst is now behind and you can concentrate on recovery and getting your man back to full health again. Big hugs to you all.Xx
November 22, 2013
Praise the Lord, give neil a big hug from us x and if you need anything Sue just ring/text or email.xxx
November 22, 2013
Praise God, and bless you all. Such a hard day for you. But thank you Lord for looking after and watching over Neil – we pray now for continued healing and complete restoration, plus a speedy full recovery. I give thanks for all who are looking after him. GB Chris x