Thanks for being so frank Paul, hopefully the news will get better, you are a strong guy and I know that you will keep the atmosphere positive which is what everyone needs. It's great to see everyone lending a bit of emotional support here but hey we are a sort of family in a way. Best of luck, fingers and everything else crossed for Marlene.
Cheers, On 15 September 2014 09:45, John <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope it will turn out as you wish. > > On 9/13/2014 8:55 PM, John Coyle 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. >> >> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
