Help- need surgical oncologist recommendations in NJ…
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Well, April 15th is coming near, and not for tax day. My dad has a new surgeon, Chief of Liver Transplant Sx at Weill-Cornell, Dr. Daniel Cherqui. He is a positive, nurturing physician. Dr Kluger is an assistant surgeon, with a team of fellow and residents to help.
We are hoping ince the affected portion of the bile duct is removed, the path results will tell Dr. Cherqui if the liver or pancreas are affected. This will dictate the rest of the procedure (resections/Whipple, roux-n-y). Upon discharge, we’ll prob. do home care rehab (my mom will be taking FMLA for a month) and get him better.
Michael Eleff will be our choice for a medical qoncologist following my father for Dr, Cherqui.
I’ll be sure to give updates during the process, any pointers would be great!
Regards,
Sam
Hi Sam, and yes we all are graduating in Frustration 101. We need to stay strong and keep reading about CC for hopefully something new to pop up and be the best advocates we can be. Glad your dad is recovering well and try not to worry about 3 months from now, its best if you can take each day at a time.
Glad to hear your Dad’s recovery is going well. I understand your frustrations. Good luck with everything and try to take some time to breath every now and then
nur1954: Thanks for the suggestion.
Well, the good news is that my dad is recovering fine. He’ll have more tests done in the next 2 days (another ERCP) to see if the pancreas is involved and diagnosed as cancerous. All this means is that he’ll prob. go back under the knife within 3 months. Frustrating.
Anyway, thanks for the support everyone!
Samlee – I would strongly recommend going close to home for chemo. The doctors in NY can give their recommended chemo treatment in a report and you can take it to an oncology group in NJ. Chemo is exhausting for everyone so you want to be close to home. Where in New Jersey are you located? My son had his treatment at the NJ Cancer Institute in New Brunswick….they were a wonderful group and quite supportive. They also have other support staff on board that help with diet and emotional well being. Fabulous nurses and very caring…..Nancy (If you want a recommendation for an oncologist there who is very good – I recommend Dr. Rebecca Moss). New York could work with her …..
Thanks Lainy. So far, no one has come out & said that my dad has cancer. Only highly suspicious cells. Originally it was thought to be a bile duct tumor. No tumor evident upon exploration. You’re right, too much ambiguity…
Samlee, that is exactly what happened to my husband. They needed to cut the head of the Pancreas and could not do it as the dye from the Endoscopy had leaked on the Pancreas and destroyed it. It took 3 weeks to heal and then he had the Whipple.
Why would they even consider a Whipple if they were not sure about the Cancer? Yes, it is your choice where to go for Chemo. Where is the Cancer? Have they told you what stage it is? I am sorry but there is too much information missing to make a good decision.Suron told my sister & mother that the bile duct did nt have a tuor associated as previously thought, but the pancreas was so inflamed that he had to abort any thoughts of a whipple for safety’s sake. The Chief of Liver transplant surgery was consulted & agreed. So, this means that 3 days rest, then another ERCP, and then we’ll go from there.
He recommends that if today’s biopsy results are positive for cancer, we go for chemo there vs. closer to home. I don’t think this will be confortable for my dad. Thoughts? What’s the cycle generally like? Ultimately it’s my dad’s choice where to go for chemo, right?
Pops went in for a cholangiocarcinomectomy an hour ago at NY Presbyterian Hospital Cornell (Dr. Michael Lieberman). He may have part of his pancreas, sm. intestine, gall bladder, and part of his tomach re-sectioned. We’re hoping that it is a clean localized tumor. Keep your fingers crvossed for us!
Sam….I am glad to hear that the stent is doing what it is supposed to do and your Dad is beginning to feel better. Good luck on your upcoming appointment and please, stay in touch.
Best wishes,
MarionThank you. We just got the biopsy results, and cytology confirmed cancer cells. The plastic stent that was put in the bile duct this past weekend really helped my dad’s jaundice & bilirubin go back down.
samlee,
dr. howard bruckner…..new york…..phone number 1-212-228-4800……40 years of medical oncology…….ron and lucille
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