Paul, Just saw this - My heart goes out to you and your wife and family at this time. Hoping that good vibes sent your way will make the path a little lighter and that God will look kindly upon you and yours at this difficult time. We are thinking of you and hope for the best.
-- Bruce Sent from my iPad > On Sep 13, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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" <[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. > -- 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.
