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friend2
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 Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 8:41 am Post subject: why the delays |
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Hi to all of you. I am sorry that we are here in this forum, but thankful that it has so much support and knowledge.
I am here trying to get as informed as possible so I can help my sister and her husband get through this regardless of the out come.
My brother in-law was diagnosed with pc 3 weeks ago. He first went to hospital because of his gallbladder. He was checked and sent home. The pain got worse and he went back to hospital 2 days la
tter. He was admitted and some tests were done. He was going to have his gallbladder removed however they stumbled on a tumor in his pancreas. They took biopsies to see if the cancer had spread. Now I am not sure when the MRI was done but he was told it was ok. They said if it had not spread he would have surgery on May2.They put a stint in and he was sent home. His decline was rapid, the next day he was so weak, and in so much pain he returned to the local hospital.
They changed the surgery to the 4 and now they say the 11.
He gets morphine every 2 hours and he is still in a lot of pain. His bowels will not move. Yesterday they had to insert a rectal tube to try to release the gas. He has had several edemas ,6,but nothing seems to work.
He is jaundice and his feet and legs are swollen.
They were going to change the stint yesterday but postponed it until today. He and my sister will travel via ambulance to the larger hospital a 2-hour drive, for the procedure and then 2-hour drive back. Will changing the stint help with his bowels?
He still has not gotten the results of the biopsies.
Why do they keep changing the surgery and what is taking so long to get the results of the biopsies? Is it normal to take this long?
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brainman
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: why the delays |
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Friend2, the only answer I have for your main question is yes, sometimes it does take a long time to get conclusive results from a biopsy depending on the type of cancer being biopsied and the hospital where the biopsy was made. Some of your question you should ask your doctor... for example, why the delay to do surgery? My guess is that they want to have the biopsy results first and then do the surgery. However, that is just my guess. Ask his medical team.
As for any problems with the pancreas, it is normally a painful organ to have any problems with... whether it is pancreatitis or cancer or another disease. I wish I had better news for you. I will keep you and your brother-in-law in my prayers and thoughts.
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friend2
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: why the delays |
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| Thank you Brainman. |
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rlee
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: why the delays |
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friend2,
Concur with Brainman's post. Biopsies take time to process including special staining that needs to be done to confirm the type of cancer. Continue working with your team of doctors including engaging them about their thinking and the delays. Good luck.
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friend2
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: why the delays |
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| Thanks for the info. I moved this to the pancreatic forum. I realized it was in the wrong forum. |
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brainman
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: Re: why the delays |
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No problem, friend2  . It is a general enough question to be posted in the lounge as well. Besides, if it were early in the wrong forum, I would have moved it for you  .
I do hope it doesn't take much longer for the biopsy report to get back. I have been on the waiting side of this question twice myself and a know how difficult it is to wait patiently. God bless you and yours.
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1992 Astrocytoma grade 2, left motor strip
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My Story Part 2: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?p=7350
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friend2
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 5:57 am Post subject: why the delays |
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