AGH!! Finally Josh is in surgery! He has been fasting since 12:00 last night not knowing when surgery was going to be today. At around 2:30 Dr. Hayden FINALLY came in and we got SOME questions answered. From the sounds of it this is a NEW tumor and the cancer is already in his blood system.... This surgery is to stabilize his right femur where the tumor is weakening the bone. The doc said that the tumor is throughout the femur and to remove the whole tumor would mean taking out the entire femur and replacing it with a titanium rod. Which they are putting the rod down the center of the femur but not removing the bone. He said he would probably remove about 3/4 of the tumor. They came and took Josh to the "holding" area around 5:30. At 7:30 they asked if surgery could be done in the AM cause the case the the doc was currently working on was taking longer then expected and then there was and ER case next...fine whatever. Then a nurse comes back and says well he has clinic in the AM can he do it in the evening? Josh didn't like the idea of going hours and hours without eating and then the possibility of it being moved again...so she called the doc and comes back and says they ARE going to do it tonight. SO I just got off the phone with a nurse in the OR and they started at about 10:00. It sounds like this is going to be a pretty quick surgery and a few days in the hospital. Fingers crossed! Please keep him in your prayers. Doctor Hayden basically said that the cancer is being very aggressive, growing faster then they expected and in so many words said that they are not going to be able to "keep up" with just surgery. More radiation? Chemo? Not sure what is going to be the solution. I don't think the docs even know. It's hard because we get told one thing and then it changes. There is going to be a lot going on over the next few days with doctors I hope! So stay tuned for more updates. Lots of loves and thanks for all the encouraging thoughts and prayers!