Enough vague booking, here's the details.
Dan's surgery tomorrow is postponed, until at least January 2019.
Dan will have to be fully healed and back on blood thinners and stable before the vascular surgeon will want to go ahead with the surgery.
He'll be home Friday, hopefully, and his only job for the next two months is to recuperate in peace and quiet (if Maggie has any say in the matter). Hematoma's take 1-4 weeks to heal, and he's likely on the longer end due to the severity of his. He's currently unable to stand or walk for any length of time. Hematoma's need rest, elevation, icing and compression to heal, so we'll be busy with Netflix and chill with feet raised.
This is unfortunate news, and despite this complication and the forewarning of a likely postponing, we weren't ready for a delayed surgery date so far in the future. It means both Maggie and Dan are off of work for longer than planned, creating a bit more stress in the whole matter.
Dan will have better check ups on his blood thinner dosage for the next few months, hopefully meaning that we won't see any further bleeding. There will be CT Scans to confirm that all is good, and then a planned surgery date and 3-4 month recovery.
Some good news, or silver lining of all this, besides Dan getting to spend birthdays and Christmas at home with family, is that the latest CT Scans showed some improvement in the tumor. Yay for that!
(i had trouble with a good "summation" gif today...)
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