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Surgery Dec 14

jhaynes
jhaynes CSN Member Posts: 14
edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
I have a surgery date for MIE on December 14, 2010. I'll be traveling to Los Angeles to USC University Hospital on 12/6 to get a place for family to stay. Dr. Steve Demeester will do the operation. Appreciate any thoughts from those who have gone through this before me. God Bless you all!!

John Haynes
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  • Lee Christensen
    Lee Christensen CSN Member Posts: 49 Member
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    Good luck and God be with
    Good luck and God be with you.
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  • linda1120
    linda1120 CSN Member Posts: 389
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    I will keep you in my prayers
    We were told by OHSU in Portland, Oregon that the two hospitals on the Western side of the US that specialized in MIE are OHSU & USC. It sounds like you will be in very good hands. I wish you the very best. We are off to OHSU for the second time from North Idaho for pre-surgery procedures and tests. If all goes well Jim will have his surgery the first of January unless they tell us it needs to be done sooner. I understand how difficult it is to have to be out of your comfort zone. I fought it at first until I listened to the Marshall's and others on the list. God Bless you and your family,

    Linda and Jim
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  • Donna70
    Donna70 CSN Member Posts: 852 Member
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    linda1120 said:

    I will keep you in my prayers
    We were told by OHSU in Portland, Oregon that the two hospitals on the Western side of the US that specialized in MIE are OHSU & USC. It sounds like you will be in very good hands. I wish you the very best. We are off to OHSU for the second time from North Idaho for pre-surgery procedures and tests. If all goes well Jim will have his surgery the first of January unless they tell us it needs to be done sooner. I understand how difficult it is to have to be out of your comfort zone. I fought it at first until I listened to the Marshall's and others on the list. God Bless you and your family,

    Linda and Jim

    John good luck and best wishes
    Hi John,
    Good luck on your surgery. December was a lucky month for me, my Ivor Lewis was last year, 12/8 and here now a year later, I am eating, gaining weight and feeling pretty good. I only hope and pray that all goes well for you and next year you will be writing those words too. take care, prayers for all,
    Donna70
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