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Cancer Support

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onethatcares

(16,651 posts)
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 05:29 PM Jan 2015

today they say it was a success [View all]

my wife was on the table for 7 hours while they removed the cholangiocarcinoma from her bile duct and removed the half of liver and gall bladder as the surgeons proposed. They cut away the cancerous section and re connected it to the small colon for drainage. No cancer is visible at this time. It looks like the chemo did what it was supposed to do.

I left while she was still under anesthesia but slowly coming out of it. I wouldn't leave without telling her I love her and that she was doing good.

The next 48 hours are pretty critical while we watch for infection or any other problems.

I have to say I am ecstatic and walking on sunshine right now.

I will keep you all posted and continue to pray and think the best thoughts for the outcomes for you all. You guys are my buds.

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today they say it was a success [View all] onethatcares Jan 2015 OP
Keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well LiberalEsto Jan 2015 #1
That is wonderful news! Hope... YvonneCa Jan 2015 #2
exellent news...most exellent ! olddots Jan 2015 #3
Long surgery Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #4
Wonderful news and thanks for sharing it with us ... slipslidingaway Jan 2015 #5
Very hopeful news! sinkingfeeling Jan 2015 #6
Wow- that is wonderful news! KaryninMiami Jan 2015 #7
Today I visited onethatcares Jan 2015 #8
There is a good reason for that Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #9
It's true- after my transplant, it was all about getting up and around KaryninMiami Jan 2015 #10
Mine was ice cream Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #13
Great docs and the surgeons should know any pitfalls of moving around ... slipslidingaway Jan 2015 #11
oh yeah, there is not going to be any of that onethatcares Jan 2015 #12
All in all sounds pretty good ... slipslidingaway Jan 2015 #14
I worry more about onethatcares Jan 2015 #15
Great that she's being discharged! KaryninMiami Jan 2015 #16
Wonderful news about being discharged ... slipslidingaway Jan 2015 #17
Wonderful news! cpamomfromtexas Jan 2019 #18
It's been a long road onethatcares Jan 2019 #19
great news! JHan Jan 2019 #20
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