This is the shorter version of yesterday and the latest we know.
Rhys went into hospital for 8am. The operation was scheduled for 1:30 but it was after 2 before he went to theatre.
The operation took a lot longer than anyone expected, it was 8 hours later before we saw the surgeon. Lots of other surgeons would have decided not to removed the tumour after seeing the scale of what they were dealing with.
The tumour was close to major arteries, the spine, very difficult to get to to remove and almost resulted in them having to remove one of his kidneys. Rhys also had to have 3 units (pints) of blood.
Words cannot adequately express how Mr Rodgers and his team performed. When we saw him late last night he was exhausted.
Rhys was awake, able to recognise us and speak a little when we saw him in ICU. He's attached to lots of tubes and monitors and still has a way to go but its looking good.
We've spoken with the hospital this morning and he had a restful night, he slept on and off. If he continues to make a good recovery then he may, if they can find him a bed, get moved from from ICU to a ward.
Rhys went into hospital for 8am. The operation was scheduled for 1:30 but it was after 2 before he went to theatre.
The operation took a lot longer than anyone expected, it was 8 hours later before we saw the surgeon. Lots of other surgeons would have decided not to removed the tumour after seeing the scale of what they were dealing with.
The tumour was close to major arteries, the spine, very difficult to get to to remove and almost resulted in them having to remove one of his kidneys. Rhys also had to have 3 units (pints) of blood.
Words cannot adequately express how Mr Rodgers and his team performed. When we saw him late last night he was exhausted.
Rhys was awake, able to recognise us and speak a little when we saw him in ICU. He's attached to lots of tubes and monitors and still has a way to go but its looking good.
We've spoken with the hospital this morning and he had a restful night, he slept on and off. If he continues to make a good recovery then he may, if they can find him a bed, get moved from from ICU to a ward.
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