Update on Billy

Billy is being prepped for surgery at this very moment. They performed a procedure called a lymphoscintigraphy where they inject a radioactive substance to trace a blue dye through the lymphatic fluid. The dye is first picked up by the lymph nodes closest to the tumor. His surgery is scheduled to start at 1:30 and should take around an hour and a half. The plan is to remove the tumor and the surrounding healthy tissues....after that they will do a skin graft from his upper leg to patch up the booboo on his shoulder. They also plan to remove two lymph nodes from under the arm and one from the neck for dissection. We will not know the results of the dissection until 8/17. However, all of the tumor will be removed, so that is one obstacle out of the way. Please keep Billy in your prayers....pray for his surgery to go well...pray for him to keep his spirits up and be strong....and pray that the cancer has not reached his lymph nodes. I will blog the post-op updates ASAP. Thankyou!!!!!