Grandpa's Surgery

Grandpa's surgery started over three hours late, but once it started, it was surprisingly quick. It took less than an hour to complete. They were able to do it laparoscopically, which should make healing quicker and easier. There is no colostomy bag at this point, although there is a slight outside chance (like 1%) that a bag could still be needed at some point in the healing process. The surgeon still couldn't tell us much about the stage of the cancer and said we'd have more definitive answers once the pathology came back (the actual tumor and several surrounding lymph nodes were sent to pathology). It is anticipated that the pathology results should be back about the time grandpa is ready to be discharged from the hospital ... at the end of this week, or the beginning of next according to the surgeon. Hopefully Grandpa will be able to transition to solid foods and be able to slowly start getting up and around a bit. Now if his blood sugar levels would cooperate, that would just be a bonus. Given all the possible scenarios, it sounds like things have really gone well so far.