Because her tumor looked stable for six months post-chemo, the oncologist said we could move forward with removing Abigail's port. Her surgery to get it out was on January 22, 2021.
She made sure to bring her blanket and a couple of other things for this outpatient procedure.
Even though it was a relatively straight-forward surgery, I was super nervous for some reason. But all went smoothly!
Ready to go!
The surgery was maybe an hour or so but then it took Abigail FOREVER to wake up. The nurses couldn't believe it and went from "let her wake up naturally when she's ready" to "let's see if we can get her to wake up" when it had been like two hours.
The surgeon had asked Abigail if she wanted to keep the port and take it home, which of course she did!
She came to briefly after a couple of hours and asked if they got it out, then went back to sleep.
After heading into surgery around 11am, she was finally awake enough to head home at 3pm!
She was so excited to show everyone her port!
And since she was brave and did such a good job, we celebrated with her favorite treat - a three scoop ice cream cone from Braums!
Excited to be port-free!
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