Sorry to dredge this up again, but today's the slice and dice. Starts at 10am PDT. Scheduled for 4 hours. They will be shaving some muscle (something margins something) but hopefully it will look in person like it looked in the MRI and that will be the extent of the muscle removal. Nothing's certain until it's over, though, so good thoughts and what not will be appreciated for the next little while.

Sending positive thoughts to you, your brother and all your family.

Plenty of what not heading your way.

Healing thoughts and vibes in your Brother's general direction (you're too, for that matter)

I hope things are currently undway and going well. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts.

Thoughts, prayers, and good wishes heading your way right now. Please keep us aprised, and thank you for the update.


(((((((Hugs))))))))

Keeping you in my thoughts and hope everything goes well. ::hugs::

Positive thinking x infinity....

((hugs))

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Okay - just got off the phone with mom. It's not great news. They did have to take one whole muscle. They were able, at this time, to leave the one going into his butt -- gluteus minimus I think -- so it's not as debilitating as it could have been. The doctor thinks he'll need a cane at first, but that the gluteus minimus will grow and help compensate and, from a cosmetic standpoint, fill in the space.

They don't think it's malignant, but there's still a 40% it will grow back.