Update from Cale, 31, operation last Wednesday
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Hi Cale,
I am very sorry to hear that your surgery did not go as planned, but please do not give up hope. And I am glad to hear you say that once you recover from the surgery then you will look for the next plan of attack. I do hope that the doctors manage to get your pain under control very soon and I wish you a speedy recovery from this. Please keep in touch and let us know what the new plan is and I look forward to reading your posts in the good news section of the site.
Myy best wishes to you,
Gavin
Cale,
I remember waking up in March with that same news. IT can be heartbreaking for sure. But do not give up. There have been several members who had the same bad luck but then after chemo their tumors had shrunk enough for a successful surgery. I am now almost 2 years fighting my reoccurance. For about a year of that time, I have not had chemo for various reasons. Yes, my cancer has grown in that time, but it hasnt spread and my doctors and I are still fighting the good fight. So it is not the end, just the beginning of a different path you thought you would be taking when you went into surgery.Have strength, courage, and laughter. Those will see you through.
Kris
Hi Cale, we are so sorry about your aborted surgery but the good news is that you are going to devise another plan of attack. Your attitude is supurb and that is the best RX. Please stay in touch with us and we are sending prayers and good thoughts for a new game plan. You sound like a wonderful father and a great role model for your children. We will be looking for your “good news” post.
Cale…..you must know that a true diagnoses of this disease can only be made during exploratory surgery. Often times, as it has been in your case, the extend of the disease prevents surgical intervention however; this does not exclude possible, future intervention. Therefore, I am wishing for you to recover quickly and to regain your strengths in order to get ready for the next plan of attack. You are young and strong and loaded with tons of courage. All will serve you well.
All my best wishes,
MarionFirst of all, thank you for all your heartfelt and tear filled responses to my introduction. When I wrote my introduction, I was scheduled to have a portion of my liver removed as well as the bile duct and surrounding lymph nodes. When they got inside, they found out that it was worse than the MRI had led on, so the surgeon opted not to do the life threatning surgery because he strongly felt, it would not improve my condition in the long run. So I was greeted with the news that I had lost my chance at an absolute cure when I woke from surgery. Not an easy thing to swallow, but I remembered the stories I read on here, and just asked, what do we do next. I just got home from the hospital and I am enduring the pain from the surgery. Once I have control of the pain, we will begin fighting again by meeting with an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic. For anyone who reads this, I would not recommend any other facility than the Mayo clinic for CC. From everything I’ve read, heard and experienced, they really do give you the best chance to survive. I will have more questions as treatment draws closer, but I am going to rely on chemo, radiation, courage and love to live to see my soon to be daughter/son grow up. Good luck to all of you fighting the fight, my sympathy to those who have to stand on the sideline and watch and I look forward to posting my next post on “good news”.
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