It's very difficult when results are not as promising as one hoped for: please keep being optimistic and supportive. Not wishing to tap the well of PDML sympathy too far, I face a similar situation: my daughter has a mass on the pancreas which is proving difficult to diagnose, and has caused a drop in liver function. Biopsy has been taken, but an infection in the area means an accurate diagnosis could not be made, and she probably faces another endoscopy and biopsy procedure in the near future. Fingers are crossed that the mass is not cancerous or malignant, but we are advised not to be too optimistic at this stage. She is currently in hospital for pain relief, and will stay there until the infection is cleared, I guess.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, 14 September 2014 7:43 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Surgery Outcome The surgery took five hours, longer than expected. The doc found a number of affected lymph nodes, including one close to the aorta, so a lot of precise work was required. He also found a second tumor in the small intestine. The primary tumor in the colon was very large. When I spoke to hem after the surgery he wasn't optimistic but didn't say it was hopeless. I asked if there was a chance for full recovery and he said there's always a chance. Not exactly encouraging but enough to give me hope. Worse than I expected but not as bad as it might have been if there was liver involvement. I will remain optimistic, although I'm not as hopeful as I was yesterday morning. Will get more information and a more clear prognosis as the medics complete the pathology of the tissue that was removed. In any case, chemo will start as soon as Marlene has her strength back. The doc said radiation therapy is a possibility as well. On Sep 13, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Paul, > > Any impressions from the surgical team as to how the procedure went? > > Jack > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
