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B-I-L update. They have his surgery date set for Oct. 29th. They met with the surgeon a while back and he laid out exactly what he wants to do. He is talking some serious surgery that will be life changing. He wants to remove his lower stomach and the top of his small intestine and some of his colon. It sounds pretty drastic but such is cancer. After consideration, they decided to go through with the surgery. Please keep the man in your thoughts and prayers.
 
olbriar said:
B-I-L update. They have his surgery date set for Oct. 29th. They met with the surgeon a while back and he laid out exactly what he wants to do. He is talking some serious surgery that will be life changing. He wants to remove his lower stomach and the top of his small intestine and some of his colon. It sounds pretty drastic but such is cancer. After consideration, they decided to go through with the surgery. Please keep the man in your thoughts and prayers.
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My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. That is life changing as I very well know, keep the support system up with him, he'll need all of it.

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A B-I-L update: His surgery went well though it was a bit more complicated than anticipated. They removed more stomach than first planned. His tumor had partially attached to his spleen and liver which took more work. The upper intestine and colon surgery went as planned. He lost a kidney due to cancer when he was only four so his body was a bit out disarranged. So they moved his remaining parts around to even out his upper body. With all of the invasive surgery, his recovery has been excellent. Not to say it's been any fun for the guy but he is doing better than anticipated. There is a chance he might get to go home tomorrow. That will be two or three days ahead of the original forecast. As most all hospitalized patients, he's way ready to get home and into his own bed without being probed hourly. Thanks from the bottom of my heart to all of the positive thoughts that have been expressed and felt for the guy. He needed every bit of help available.
 
Today was my B-I-L's day to escape his hospital incarceration. He is doing very good and was very ready to go home. It's hard to get well when you get no rest. There is no place like home for that comfortable chair and that wonderful bed.
 
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