Murray: Pay attention to the suggestions about a second opinion. Even if
she is in ICU another dr. can look at her there. There's a lot to be
said....Good Luck June A.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Murray Davis [SMTP:MurrayD@hacsc.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 3:09 PM
> To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
> Subject: RE: [MOL] Murray
>
> Thanks June. I wish you the best. You must be a very strong person. Out
> lasting the odds takes that strength. Most of my anger stems from the fact
> that the two surgeries totally left my mother bed ridden and dependent on
> the ventilator. And the toll it has taken on my father. Thanks.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Argila, June [SMTP:ARGILA@telephonics.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 12:03 PM
> > To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
> > Subject: [MOL] Murray
> >
> > Hi Murray: I can only identify in part. I had surgery on my rt. lung
> in
> > 9/97. After the surgery I was told they found cancer in a lymph node
> and
> > if
> > they had known that they would not have operated. Well I didn't find
> out
> > until later that Sloan Kettering should have checked that prior to
> > surgery,
> > but I didn't know that at the time. They also suspect it is in my left
> > lung. They stopped the surgery mid way. I guess one of my points is -
> a
> > CT
> > Scan does not show everything and prior to lung surgery the lymphnodes
> > that
> > can be reached should be checked.
> >
> > I have been doing very good since that surgery, considering they gave me
> 6
> > mos to a year to live and I read something the other day that is
> puzzling
> > my
> > mind. The information I read said that if an entire tumor is removed
> and
> > there are other small tumors in the body, that can cause the other
> tumors
> > to
> > run rampant. In my case since the tumor is not running wild, maybe it
> is
> > good that they didn't take the Whole tumor, maybe that is one reason why
> > they didn't take the Whole tumor.
> >
> > I doubt that this helped you much, but I will pray for you and your wife
> > and
> > that Always helps. I am sorry for your predicament.
> >
> > June A.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Murray Davis [SMTP:MurrayD@hacsc.org]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 1:12 PM
> > > To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com'
> > > Subject: [MOL] Lung Cancer
> > >
> > > Recently my mother had surgery to remove cancer from her right lung.
> The
> > > day
> > > after the surgery she was sitting up and conversing with relatives.
> Two
> > > days
> > > later an infection in the middle lobe caused her to have respiratory
> > > arrest.
> > > Emergency surgery was done, the middle lobe was removed. The doctors
> > > explained that the middle lobe became gangrenous due to a lack of
> blood.
> > > The
> > > lung had torqued or was twisted. This was several months ago, my
> mother
> > > has
> > > been in ICU since. I have not been able to determine if the
> > complications
> > > from the surgery is common or exactly what did go wrong. Has anybody
> had
> > a
> > > similar experience? To complicate things more, the pre-op CTScan was
> > > negative, but while examining the middle lobe after the second surgery
> > the
> > > pathologists found several small tumors. The doctors explained had
> they
> > > known the cancer had spread surgery would not have been an option.
> > >
> > > Murray Davis
> > > MurrayD@HACSC.org
> > > 408 993 2914
> > >
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