We woke at 2 AM, left at 3AM and had the roads to ourselves.  Got to Moffitt 7 AM.  Paul and Jennifer, my daughter, are with me.  Dr. Gonzalez came in,  I said "No one could shave my head, I tried and just got off this area, so that is as far as you can go." He smiled and then he had to finish the shaving in the operating room but he left me with the rest, such as it is.  I dont think this hair is the new growth, I am patiently waiting, but there is radiation in my future if he thinks its necessary that will affect my hair again.  Well the hair is the least of my worries, the prayers now are for complete removal of AS from my body and skin and no future tumors.  That would be a miracle.  They used the port to take blood and put in the meds, yeah. I was out of surgery by 10 AM, Jenn helped me get dressed and they they wheeled me into the back seat and my pillow and we had an excellent fast ride back home.  Woke up once and asked for the pain killer (we picked them up before we  left, Publix has a pharmacy inside the cancer center) ate some crackers and went back to sleep. Before I left Doc asked me if I could lift my brow...I could not.  And now if I try it hurts like hell, like really sharp pain, so I dont do that. He took a large area, he took the new sore spot on my left temple, he put cadavor skin in the empty space and wrapped and taped.  He will remove the dressing next Tuesday when I go for the 2nd surgery, replace the cadavor skin with skin from my thigh.  He gave himself a week to analyize the edges of the removed patch and see if they are clean of disease. If so they will do the resection.  If not, they will cut some more and then do the resection.  When Dr. Gonzalez came out of surgery to talk to Paul and Jenn he commented on how AS keeps him up at night and is frustrating since there is no cure and no guarantees.  fuas
I plan on staying home to recouperate,  I plan on continuing the Noxy4 and Immunofin to fight this shit disease from the inside.  I will take vitamin C to help with the healing.
There were so many of you in clurch while i was there.  Thanks to all for your prayers. I have been reading your messages and re reading your get well cards from months ago.  Love all around and your help with the desire to fight.

Big Boo Boo #1.