Well, Dan came home on Friday after having gone to the burn clinic and told me that he was having surgery on Sept. 30. The reason being is that the port in his left implant has developed a neuroma, which is a ball of nerves, all around the port. It is so large that you can see it when you look at his chest. This is the reason his left implant has been causing him so much pain (I mean after the infection was taken care of) He has not been able to lift anything or move his left arm much b/c of the pain. The implant has also shifted a little. So this is going to be a "simple" 20 minute surgery to re-position the implant and move the port. Dr. Thomas expects that Dan will not even stay in the hospital one night.
Here's the kicker, we have plane tickets to go to the World Burn Congress in North Carolina on Sept. 30. So at this moment, it is 8:20 am, Monday morning, and we are waiting for a phone call from Dr. Thomas telling us if Dan will be squeezed in TODAY(????) or TOMORROW! It still surprises me that Dan could be having surgery today and we don't even know. I am going to go to my hair appointment as scheduled:) Oh well, life goes on. I will post another update letting you know what is going on.
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