Biopsy part 1 of Histio part 3

Jackson had a CT scan at 7:45 this morning then we checked in at the surgery center at 8 am. His surgery was scheduled for 9:15 but got pushed back until 10am because the previous surgery which had started in the middle of the night still wasn't finished. I can't imagine how that child's parents were doing. Jackson was a trooper and the surgery was 2.5 hours just like the surgeon predicted. When the surgeon came to talk to us (My parents were with me, because Michael is flying to Dallas today for work) He said how impressed he and the team were with Jackson. When they took him back to start his IV and put him under he joked with everyone and was so positive. He told us how amazing he thought it was for a teenage boy who is facing his 3 round of Chemo to be so upbeat. He said the surgery went fine and that they know they got a good biopsy, however he had already heard from the pathologist that they couldn't confirm Histiocytosis yet. There were histiocytes but everyone has histiocytes. The pathologist said there was something fibrous that they hadn't identified yet and that they planned to do more stains and testing but we may not get the answer this week like we planned. I asked if that meant it for sure wasn't Histiocytosis and he said no, that it still could be Histio. He also had a little more bleeding than they like to close with so they put a drain in his eyelid that we have to go have removed tomorrow morning-just one stitch is holding it in. Good thing Michael is in Texas, he wouldn't like the dressing changes! Jackson had nothing at the hospital for pain and since getting back to the hotel has only had Tylenol. He requested chocolate and Gatorade and those requests have been honored! Right now I am blogging to the sound of his snores. I love it--it could only be better if all my children were here snoring too.  I'm looking for answers as to why my words are underlined --- anyone answers??!!

                                    Grandpa Kent, Grandma Louise, and Jackson before surgery.

The surgeon came in and after we all agreed it was the right eye-he initialed the right side and made a dot to dot for his scalpel to follow!  This is so the scar won't be noticeable when it heals.

                                        After surgery back, with the initials JP still branding him!




WARNING A PICTURE WITH THE BANDAGE OFF---MICHAEL STOP LOOKING NOW!!

The little rubber band looking part is the drain that comes out tomorrow morning.