John, Our thoughts are with your daughter, you, and your family. Let's hope for a quick and happy resolution. Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 7:55 PM, John Coyle <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Paul, >> >> Any impressions from the surgical team as to how the procedure went? >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
