Update, June 30

Allison had her bandages changed and will be bandaged for another week, as things continue to drain. She hopes to be drain-tube-free at her next doctor visit. She had her "On-Q" pack removed today--it was a very smart device that sensed her body's pain response, and delivered pain medication accordingly. Isn't 21st-century medicine something??

The pathology reports are slowly trickling in. They are being very meticulous about testing all the different tissues and lymph nodes. Once the full pathology report has been delivered, her doctors will decide on the course of treatment to be pursued, and we will send an update.

Email Should Be Working Now

Comcast determined the source of my troubles, and fixed it over the weekend. Look for emails from allisonupdate(at)comcast.net to return this week. If not, check your spam folder and be sure to mark the address as "not spam."

I spoke briefly with Allison on Friday and she sounded awesome. Really perky and upbeat, having to take it easy to be sure, but she reported very little pain. Pathology on the lymph nodes on her right side should be in early this week, at which point I will update the blog and send out the news.

Surgery Report

I talked with Kirk, Allison's husband this evening at about 6:30 p.m. and he reports that everything went well, Allison is alert and resting comfortably, and will be staying overnight in the hospital. If all goes well overnight, she will be discharged sometime tomorrow. Her mom and sister are going to be here to help the first few days.

Because of a number of risk factors, Allison opted to have a bilateral mastectomy, or a removal of both breasts, even though cancer was only in the right breast. They expect to have the biopsy results Monday of next week.

We are currently setting up meals for June 29-July 10 and still have openings on July 8, 9, and 10. If you are in the area and able to help with this, please let me know.

On behalf of the Davis family, thank you for your support and prayers.