Dr. Visser came out at 6:20 and gave us a very good report. He said that the surgery went 'as advertised' with no surprises. The tumor and a portion of his pancreas were removed with no complication. Dr. Visser stated that the tumor felt, based on his experience, to be non-cancerous. The lab work to confirm this will be completed in 5 - 7 days.
At one point during surgery, Dr. Visser looked up to a colleague and said "How old is this guy??? He can't be 82. His tissue is too firm." He said Dad is made of tough stuff. This is particularly important because Dad was 're-plumbed' between his pancreas and liver - soft tissue to soft tissue. We are very pleased, relieved and excited all at once at this report. It couldn't have been better. Once again, as I've said many times before, I'm very glad to have Dad's genes. This is a direct answer to our prayers and those of all of you who have joined us in praying over this situation. Of course, we informed Dr. Visser that he had been in our prayers also. He thanked us and said he thought that was important. We do too! We praise God for His answers. As Melody reminded us this morning, "This is the day that the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it" (no matter what that day holds).
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