Sorry to hear, John. It's all the more painful when a young person is taken ill. Your daughter is in my thoughts and prayers.
Paul via phone > On Sep 13, 2014, at 8:55 PM, "John Coyle" <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
