Update from the surgeon

So, Kevin and I met with the surgeon yesterday. We want everyone to know that we feel extremely confident in our surgeon, Dr. Nuchtern. I just think he seems pretty incredible and I feel so fortunate that Hans will be in his hands for this intricate procedure. We found out that the surgery will take all day, and that Hans will likely be on a ventilator, and have a feeding tube and a catheter for a few days after the surgery. He reassured us that his recovery will be harder on us than it will be on Hans, since Hans will be heavily sedated and won't remember much of it. So we have a week at home before a long haul - after Hans is recovered from surgery he'll go right into Round V of Chemo - but by that point we'll be over the halfway point in this part of the treatment plan.