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  • January 24, 2009 at 9:47 pm in reply to: Greetings #25323
    kmavila
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    Hi all,

    I just wanted to post an update on my mother-in-law. She went in for surgery yesterday, but unfortunately they were unable to complete the operation. They found that it was not Cholangiocarcinoma as thought. It originated as gallbladder cancer and has now spread to her liver, stomach and intestines. It is stage IV. They are now considering chemo.

    I appreciate all your advice and words of encouragement. This webpage has been a wealth of resources for our family. What an awesome community you have here.

    Thank you all!

    Kristin

    January 16, 2009 at 4:30 am in reply to: Greetings #25321
    kmavila
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    Hi all. Just wanted to post an update. My mother-in-law has officially been scheduled for resection on Jan. 23 (next Friday) with Dr. Hemming. Also, we received excellent news from Shands Hospital today. She has been approved for charity care and will not have to pay for hospital services! We are still working on medicaid.

    January 9, 2009 at 12:14 am in reply to: Greetings #25319
    kmavila
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    Thank you devoncat. I was about to write letters to both her congressman and state representatives, then Shands came through! They approved her for financial aid / charity care. A tentative date for the surgery has been set for Jan 23. We are still working on medicaid and I think I will still write those letters.

    January 7, 2009 at 3:32 am in reply to: Greetings #25316
    kmavila
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    Thank you Marions. I just wanted to add that we have had excellent care from all the doctors invovled, especially Dr. Hemming. We are just having trouble with Shands hospital.

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