Mary's ovary tumor (updated)

Mary is having surgery on Thursday, June 29th, at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Hospital (aka Scottsdale North Hospital) (stats). We will be at the hospital at 5:30 am and the surgery starts at 7:30 am. Please keep Mary in your prayers.

Mary's OB doctor performing the surgery is Dr. Misti Bartell; she has performed about 50 or so of this type of surgery. It will be a two-hour surgery or less.

Mary has a 17 cm tumor in her lower section (lower bladder area), which is a small melon size. Dr. Bartell will remove the right ovary and tube & will try to save the left side. Mary is doing great and staying calm. Her twin sister, Misty, had a similar surgery performed about two years ago. See our Oregon post for a picture of Mary and Misty.

Mary will be in the hospital for two or three days. She will be relaxing at home for two or three weeks, then taking it easy and not lifting for an additional three to five weeks thereafter. Mary, Misty, and I will be at the hospital on Thursday. Mary's mom, Charlene, will be there on Friday & taking care of Mary for about two weeks recovering at home. The UPS Store has great, valuable employees that will take care operations during this time of Mary's recovery. I will be assisting at the store when necessary.

Here are Mary's CAT scans (sorry I do not know how to covert from novapacs viewer to jpeg, so I performed printscreens to bmp):

Oregon

Mary and I, & Misty, did an extended weekend trip to Oregon. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa Soule for allow us to stay with you and all your great hospitality.

Flew into PDX on Wednesday, May 24th, night. Thursday visited to Silverton, Silver Falls, Corvallis, and Uncle Gene. Friday visited with Uncle Gene Tilimock cheese factory, water fall, Lincoln City, Newport Beach, back to Grandma & Grandpa's for some great lasagna! Saturday visited Portland: Pitock Mansion, Rose Garden, water fall, Vacouver, WA, ate at Joe Crab's Shack on the Columbia River, and Portland Temple. Sunday went to church in Philomath, then visited Eugene and OU; came back to eat dinner at Roger & LuAnn's (great dinner and birthday cake)! Monday took Levi & Misty to the airport, then Mary and I visited Portland some more, shopped at Woodburn outlets, visited the Nelsons in Stayton (my favorite mission family!), and took Grandma & Grandpa to Shoneys for dinner then learned a new card game called golf. Tuesday we was a lazy morning, then visited West Salem & South Salem - we got lost and after the one hour drive to PDX almost missed our flight, we were the last to board.