Homeward Bound

It’s hard to say this, and I’m not sure we entirely believe it just yet, but the most challenging parts of our journey seem to be coming to an end.

Desks

On Tuesday we arrived at the hospital and checked in at five – count them – five different desks! This was partially due to our missing an inconspicuous sign, but it’s also just the check-in process. They took Andrew back right away for surgery prep and I had a chance to sit with him for two hours before the surgeon was ready. He was relatively calm – most likely thanks to everyone’s support! We’re grateful for you all.

A Waiting Game

It was a long time of waiting. An hour passed before he was prepped, surgery took an hour and a half, and it took him two-ish hours to come out from anesthesia. Thankfully Andrew’s grandparents rescheduled their vacation to sit with me during this time! We chatted and talked, making the four or five hours go by like it was two.

Being Sent Home

After lots of back and forth, it sounds like we’ll be going home early this afternoon! This is dependent on him continuing to feel okay and a good chest x-ray. They’ve disconnected him from a long list of things he was connected to, but he is feeling pretty nauseous at the moment.

The Future

I have a tendency to get excited over small victories, and sometimes this bothers Andrew. In a way, he is right. Our life will be different moving forward because of what we’ve been through. We’ll have appointments and one minor surgery to remove the port at some point. We’ll have follow ups for a couple of years despite the unlikeliness of testicular cancer returning.

However, this successful surgery is something to celebrate. We’ll get results soon which will let us know if there was cancer in the piece that was removed. It’s GONE, and with it goes our concern about active cancer in Andrew’s body.

Throughout every step of this journey, God has found ways to bless and surprise us through you. Thank you for being with us.

Love,

Hannah and Andrew