December 8, 2005, 3:11 am

Dear All,

I'm reluctant to send this message because I don't yet have much news for you but I know that you must be getting anxious to hear how it went.

Well, surgery took place yesterday. Although the surgeon expected to take about an hour, it took closer to two hours. Unlike last time, Dee complained of some discomfort on her arm thereafter. When I saw her last today at lunch time, she was in high spirits and eating well.

Her surgeon told her that he did not have to do much where the lump was. Upon being pressed, however, he mentioned reluctantly that he had to remove quite a number of nodes because some were bunched up. He absolutely refused to discuss it further and told her that they would talk today. Unfortunately he wasn't able to come in all morning - you'll never guess why - because he slipped a disk! So no further news for now. I'll keep you posted as I learn more.

God bless,
Jane