Tomorrow I go in for my gamma knife surgery/procedure to treat the tumor on my pituitary gland. I wanted to give you an idea of what I'll be going through, so you know how and when to pray. I have to be at the hospital at 6:00 in the morning, where they'll prep me for the procedure to affix the gamma knife frame to my head. Then, between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM, they'll put me under anesthesia to attach the frame, which basically screws onto my forehead and the back of my head. Once I wake up from the anesthesia, they'll take me to get a CT scan, which they'll use along with the MRI I got on Friday to plan the treatment. I'll get to hang out with the frame on until they finish. Then they'll take me to the gamma knife room and attach me to the machine via the frame so my head won't move at all. The rest of me should be able to move around if I want. And then I get the treatment! The treatment itself should be painless.

Please pray for peace, especially once I have the frame attached. Please pray for the doctors to make the wisest plan to fully and safely treat my pituitary. And please pray that this treatment will shrink and/or kill the tumor growing there.

Thank you so much for your support!

Comments

Popular Posts