Keep your chin up, Paul, and know that all of us PDMLers are pulling for Marlene, you, and your family during this difficult time.
Regards, Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:42 PM > 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. -- 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.
