Surgical Consultation

Had my appointment with the general surgeon today. He poked, prodded, moved, and manipulated that growth just about every possible way. He agrees it needs to come off now. He said he was getting an idea of where he'd cut to remove it. It will be an elliptical cut going from my knee to just below my groin. He said it will require an overnight stay in the hospital. I'll need to plan to be off work for a minimum of two weeks and possibly three. It will depend upon how well I heal and recover. The date is up in the air. He was going to look at the MRI images with the radiologist and then his office will call to let me know if they are going to do a biopsy first (he doubts it) or the removal. When they call, I will then be able to go ahead and schedule the surgery. His nurse said it will likely be in the next two to three weeks. Nothing I can do now but wait.