Wednesday Update

Zach did well during surgery this morning He has two tubes in his back draining urine from his kidney and his abdomen. They had hoped to put a tube into his left ureter, but it was too badly damaged (cut all the way through) to complete the procedure. The Colon Surgery Team came in to explain the situation and it sounds like Zach will need a surgery in 3 or 4 months to repair the damage. I haven't talked to the Urology Department Surgeons/Residents yet, but they will be coming to give their recommendations and explain more about the tube from Zach's kidney that will stay in place until he has his next surgery. Zach's oncologist also came in today to answer my questions about how this will impact Zach's cancer treatment. Dr. Helft will be closely monitoring the situation and will help us decide when the surgery should be done based on CAT Scans of the cancer in the liver and lungs. If the cancer is growing Zach may have a few rounds of chemo before surgery.