Implanting of Port & 2nd Treatment

Yesterday Mom's port was successfully implanted in her abdomen. A tool with a camera and/or light was used, and it appeared a repair was needed for a spot where the colon had attached to the stomach. So the surgery was a little more involved than we thought, and Mom had to have the dreaded breathing tube again which we hadn't anticipated. She made out fine though and remembers little of it, but she is pretty sore from this surgery unlike her previous one. She's on some good meds though that work pretty quickly. Today, she received her 2nd chemo treatment through the port. That went well, and they hoped to go home today but Mom's breathing levels dropped significantly. The last I heard from Dad was that they plan to do a CAT scan to see if they can find out why that happened. So that's a little "snag" but those were experienced back in December too and we just have to be as patient as we can. Fortunately, Dad has someone who has been substituting for him on the bus and a neighbor taking care of Missy, and they both would be able to help an extra day if needed.