Steve got through his surgery okay today. They took him back at about 9:45 am. He was in the recovery room by 11:30 am. Dr. Grist had to take a piece of tissue a little larger than anticipated as well as some of the bone from Steve's mandible (jaw bone) in order to make sure he got clear margins. He is sending the bone off to be analyzed to make sure there was no cancer in it.
Steve is in a good bit of pain. The bone being cut caused major nerve pain on the outside of his jaw up to his ear. He insisted he come home and not stay a night in the hospital : ) . So, we are home. Now starts the pain control and the healing process.
Thank you for all your prayers! I'll update more this weekend.
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