Today was an emotional day for us all!  Ric had his MRI before surgery, they discovered the tumours had doubled in size.  We were told this was not a good situation, and the surgeon told Ric if he did not want to proceed with the operation he would understand.  The next option we could have thought about was to start chemo next week...Ric opted for the surgery.  Surgery was scheduled for 8:30, it last until 1:30...a very extensive procedure.  Unfortunately the surgeon was only able to remove 1 tumour...the frontal tumour, which was the largest.  He had to make a judgement call, and opted not to remove the posterior tumour due to the likely hood of harming Ric.  Ric was alert and "with it" when Ric's brother and I got to see him.  He was upset that he couldn't sleep after the surgery...not enough pain meds...nursing staff wanted to keep Ric awake enough to see and make sure he was continuing to do well.  All was well when I left the hospital tonight.  We were able to get some extra pains meds for Ric...which also helped him with the pain.  I am certain Ric is in good hands tonight...as I will return tomorrow to do my best at nursing...