Matt will have his spleen out on Sept. 14. We have to wait another week and a half to make sure that all of the chemotherapy medicines are out of his system. I guess one of the meds can impede healing. Matt will be in the hospital for a couple of days and then will need 2 - 4 weeks to recover. If everything goes well with the surgery he should be able to have another chemotherapy treatment about two weeks after surgery.
It has been a very stressful couple of weeks, but now that we have a plan and are moving forward I hope that things will become a little easier and we won't worry so much. Of course we are still dealing with the fear of the cancer gaining control again, but there isn't anything we can do about that for now so I guess it is a worry we need to put aside. I heard a good quote by another stage iv colon cancer patient. His mantra is this, "Worrying will not add a single extra moment to your life." Food for thought!!
I will post again after surgery to update everyone on how it went.
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