Intro and thankful to have found this group

I am 50 years old residing in Cincinatti with my wife and two beautiful kids. I am so thankful to have found this group. Although new to this forum, I have been battling CCA for almost a year. I was diagnosed with Klatskin’s tumor in June of 2014. Within a few days of diagnosis I underwent a procedure at Bethesda North to have a stent placed to allow bile flow. At the same time we (my wife and I) researched and collected opinions from several hospitals. As my situation was critical, we didn’t have much time to weigh through all then information (good and not-so-much) that was out there. We traveled to NYC and interviewed surgeons at Sloan Kettering and Columbia Presbyterian. We felt most comfortable with and elected to go with Columbia (and especially the surgeon there). On July 16th I underwent resection surgery that removed the tumor, most of the bile duct, gallbladder, half my liver, and then connected the remaining liver directly to my intestine. Fortunately the pathology reports showed we achieved negative margins and that the cancer was contained in the one tumor and had not spread too any other areas. Since the surgery I have recovered to the point were I enjoy the active live I had before all this happened. I could go on-and-on and sense that everyone here has been through the same physical and emotional highs/lows. I am extemely impressed with the amount of knowledge, experience and SUPPORT that this group actively shares. Thanks for allowing me to participate. – Dennis