Question and answer session

• Appointment with Dr. MM at Barnes West County

Today I had an appointment with Dr. MM to go over the specific details and preparation for surgery. This time we met at his west county office, only minutes from home, and he is the only person in the room with me and Hector. No fellows nor students nor nurses, just Dr. MM.

I've prepared (and printed out!) my list of questions and we go through them all. There's not a lot of new news but instead it's confirmation of many details. Based on all available information so far, the surgery is expected to take 3 hours and my hospital stay is expected to be around 5 days. But there are a lot of what-ifs that could change that timeline, starting with CT/MRI scans next week that could determine if Dr. C will be doing anything on my liver during the surgery.