Cindy's surgery was completed about 7:30 tonight. They did identify a tumor on her left ovary. Dr Smiley told us that it seemed fairly well contained, with no apparent seeding of the other ovary or organs. The lymph nodes were inflammed, but we'll have to wait a few days for the pathology report to know if they were cancerous. Based on that her cancer is either stage II or III. She had a total hysterectomy, but there was no need to operate on her large intestine.

After recovery, she'll be going to the ICU part of the oncology floor. Because it'll be relatively late by the time she gets settled, they're going to leave the ventilator in place until at least tomorrow. With the large incision, the pre-existing PE, etc she may be on it for another full day.

We've crossed one hurdle but there are more to come. Cindy will be in the hospital for 5-7 more days. Chemotherapy will begin in about 10 days, but we obviously haven't discussed how often or for how long.