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08 marzo INFORMATION OVERLOADHey sis!!
Well, I did it!!  I succeeded in making it the entire week and stuck with my goal - no cheating. I feel much better, have more energy, and really believe we are going to accomplish our mission. This blogging and being held accountable really makes a difference and has become a challenge - one that will be well worth it in the end. We are going through so much right now. When I was at your house, and talking with other family members, I could see it on their faces. They are worried about us and they really do care. Barb, a Certified Nurse Specialist, has been counseling families of cancer patients at the Mayo Clinic for several years, and she sent be a big packet of information. I will go through it all and hopefully be able to help us all get through this. To those of you wondering what the oncologist said, it wasn't good news. He was very straight forward with us and would like dad to see a thoracic surgeon to rule out surgery. He wants dad to hear it from the horses mouth wether surgery is an option and then he will proceed. Dad has 2 tumors on the right lung - a 2cm one on the upper right lobe, and a "large" sized tumor on the right middle lobe. He states because it just said large, that it is probably 3cm or more. There were "hot spots" in the mediastinum which is the middle/midline of the chest. There are several lymph nodes in that area where the bronchial tubes branch out into the lungs. He also informed us there were "hot spots" on the base of the tongue on both sides. Since he had the previous surgery in 2005, from the skin cancer, he wasn't sure if those "spots" were a result of the previos radiation. He will check with the surgeon in Ann Arbor to see if they have been there, or are they truely tumors from new cancer. We had seen the radiation oncologist prior to this appointment and he never mentioned this. He did tell dad that only 15% of lung cancer pts will survive up to and past 5 years. The other 85% won't make it that long, and it depends on your health, how well you tolerate treatment, and the progression of the cancer. The oncologist told dad he is almost 100% sure that this is primary lung, which means it did not spread from the previous skin cancer. He also stated it is from his smoking and nothing else. Dad looked very scared and almost shocked when he was reading him the results. We will take it one day at a time and help him get through this. He was in a lot of pain that day because he forgot to take his Motrin. I think he is holding out information from us kids. Looking at the pictures with Wendy and me, he looks tired and drained. We will get through this Wendy - we have no choice. Focus and take it day by day. Remember we still will be the Biggest Losers even if it is a year from now. I want to reach our goal more than anything now. Our families need us to be around for them and we have to get and stay healthy.  TTFN OAO GBComentariosPara agregar un comentario, inicia sesión con tu cuenta de Windows Live ID (si utilizas Hotmail, Messenger o Xbox LIVE, ya tienes una cuenta de Windows Live ID). Iniciar sesión ¿No tienes una cuenta de Windows Live ID? Regístrate Vínculos de referenciaLa dirección URL del vínculo de referencia de esta entrada es: http://ws-addedtouch.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8B7617EF7F43F33E!641.trak Weblogs que hacen referencia a esta entrada
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