Dan's fine after surgery
Dan had surgery Tuesday, and came through it well. He was eating and talking with family and friends not long afterwards.
The surgeon removed an avocado-sized lump that had grown in the muscle of his upper thigh. The removal was clean, and the surgeon was able to leave enough muscle so Dan will be able to walk with some physical therapy (probably with a cane).
The mass is a sarcoma. The best approach for such things is surgical removal, according to the oncologist. And that's been done.
They pathologist is looking at it carefully to see whether it may have spread anywhere else. The radiologist will be looking very carefully at that and we'll know more soon.
They're removed the mass. That was the most important initial step. Now they're taking good subsequent steps, taking nothing for granted. He had more CAT scans this morning, and the oncologist told us just now that he'll get a PET scan soon.
Someone shared with us yesterday that the shepherd has provided pasture and grass enough for today, and he'll do so tomorrow, too.