Her tumor was a ganglioneuroma (benign, grown from nerve tissue), which was great news. She does have an approximately 10% recurrence possibility because the doctor could not remove the root of the main nerve it was connected to. So we will be going back in a couple of months for another followup with the surgeon and an appointment with the pedi oncologist to plan monitoring via MRI. Her pain is doing a lot better, and they said she should be able to wean off the heavy pain meds over the next week. She still has some numbness, but that is expected to correct itself too over the next month.
So everything is good news, except the fact that we have to go back. :/ She wasn't so happy about that, and frankly we are sick of driving back and forth. But at least we aren't returning for chemo, right?!We are very blessed, indeed!
Here are some pics I took of her with her balloons. I didn't include the giant bugs bunny since he was in previous photos. Sebastian has been coveting the balloons ever since she got home from the hospital. She is very protective of them but has also generously let him play with one at times.
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