Darin in Postieland! (in a few short hours, technically)

[Darin]

Hey everybody, just wanted to give my tumor one last chance to say 'goodbye' to everybody before he gets annihilated tomorrow morning at 8:30AM EST courtesy of retrosigmoid surgery. I'll be having my brother-in-law, Andy, update this post tomorrow (if WIFI is available) as the day progresses. You don't have to be nice to him if you don't to  Thanks everybody for spending valuable time with me on this forum. I really do appreciate all the comments. 'Talk' to you soon 

[Joe B]

Darin

 The waiting really was the hardest part for me. I'm glad that it won't be long before you are a postie. I hope all goes well. I will say a prayer for you and talk to you soon in Postieland!!

[Darin]

Darin just went into the prep room here at the hospital. We will keep this site updated with his status from time to time.

Just so everyone knows, Darin DID take care of all the important stuff before he went into to surgery. He and his bro watched a movie late at night and he got three hours of sleep. Oh yeah, and the receptionist came out and called for "Doris." No one got up, and she then looked at the other receptionist who checked Darin in. Apparently she didn't have very clear handwriting . . .

That's all for now!

(By the way, I am Andy, Darin's brother-in-law. I will be updating this site. Feel free to ask any questions and I will try to keep checking this as frequently as the WIFI permits.)

[leapyrtwins]

Thanks for the update, Andy.

I hope things will go smoothly for Doris - er, I mean Darin 

Looking forward to more updates as the day progresses.

Jan

[nteeman]

Darin,

Wishing you all the best!

Neal

[Lilan]

Ah, the prep room: compression stockings and "The View," is how I remember it. Happy that Darin will soon have this day behind him and can focus on healing and his triathlon!

[TxNurseNoelle]

Darin is in my thoughts and prayers today for a speedy recovery...We are all sending good thoughts his way...Keep us posted

[Darin]

Darin's surgery just started. He told the nurse that he had a bloody Mary this morning! He didn't, but it was funny to mess with the nurse. Everything was going well, until the surgeon walked. At that point, all trust in him dissipated as we noted the little hat he was wearing (his surgeon's beanie).

It was an Ohio State Buckeyes beanie.

Not cool! I am from Iowa, and a Hawkeye fan. My wife (Darin's sister) is a Michigan Wolverines fan. The rest of the family here in the waiting area don't like Ohio State either. Hopefully the surgeon doesn't add a Buckeye tatoo to his head when the surgery is over!

More updates to come.

[Cheryl R]

A long day for your family and hope it all goes well.           I think I heard thru Darin you are from Ankeny and I am not far from there near Boone.    I was down there Mon.             I wrote to him as our daughter lives in Lansing so have Michigan ties too.
     I am having some non AN surgery in Des Moiines this afternoon so won't be seeing later updates.
                                                          Cheryl R

[Darin]

Cheryl,

Yes, I am from Ankeny, Iowa. I have actually been to Boone a couple of times. Sounds like you have been able to experience the joy of driving from Iowa to Michigan! Nothing like an 8 hour drive. Oh well, I am thankful I don't have to drive farther than that, but it is totally worth it to see the fam!

Glad to meet you!
Andy

[Darin]

One of the Doctors just came out to give us an update. They started the procedure at about 10:00am. They have just now gotten to the tumor and they are beginning to work on it. He said that if it was a "sticky" tumor then it would take longer. So far it has been sticky. He explained that "sticky" meant there are a lot of veins to deal with and other things. I do not know if he meant the tumor was actually "sticky" in the sense that it was like glue or something, it is just that there are lots of things to take care of. However, they are now working on the tumor.

The doctor expects the surgery to go until 6:00pm. He said that the surgery was going fine so far, there have been no complications and he seemed in good spirits.

More to come . . .

[CHD63]

Andy .....

Glad you are updating on Darin for him ..... waiting can be almost more gruesome than for the one having surgery ..... at least Darin is in "la la" land and won't remember anything of the next several hours!!  Take care of yourself!

Clarice

P.S.  Just saw your update .....  sorry the tumor is a sticky one ..... that means it is the kind that is more tedious to extract from the surfaces it is touching.  Some come out easily in one piece because they are more encapsulated.  Glad the doctor you talked with is in good spirits .....   

[Keri]

Hi Andy,
Thanks for the udpates so far. 3 hours sleep isn't too bad - he'll catch up today. Maybe you'll be tired a bit later though...
and just don't tell the doctor you DON'T like Ohio State and Darin should be fine!

Seriously, we're praying for him and that he will make a smooth and quick recovery. He seems so active and healthy and I think that really helps post op.

Keri

[Darin]

Alright, good news! They are almost done extracting the tumor. It appears that everything is going very well. They have a little bit more tumor to remove, so far the facial nerve has not been affected. The nurse smiled a little when giving the update, that was nice.

It's hard, as I am sure many or all of you know, when you are waiting for the news. When a nurse smiles, you really want to get super excited, but the surgery still is not over. However, it appears that this is looking good. They will start putting his head back together in a little bit.

And don't worry, I haven't said a thing about the Ohio State issue with the Doctor.  I wouldn't want the surgeon to surgically remove the tumor and then surgically install a buckeye in his head . . .   


 

[Jim Scott]

Andy ~

I'm just catching up with Darin's surgery reports and I'm pleased to learn that he's almost finished and all seems well at this point.  It's always a long day for those waiting and I appreciate your taking the time and making the effort to post  these updates.  Your brother-in-law, Darin, is in the thoughts and prayers of many, today.  I think he'll do well.

Jim