Paul keep your spirits up and we'll keep praying. Bob S. On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:30 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <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.
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