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Prayers Needed~ 04MAR2014 UPDATE
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Love & Prayers!
You are ALWAYS in my prayers John! I will just be praying more fervently! You were one of the first people I met here, and had my back from day 1! You will come through this with flying colors! I pray for healing, and believe when the surgeon gets in there, it will be much less than he expected, because you will be healed. I am sending you and Shelley my love and support.
Patty
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TY Pattypattyanny said:Love & Prayers!
You are ALWAYS in my prayers John! I will just be praying more fervently! You were one of the first people I met here, and had my back from day 1! You will come through this with flying colors! I pray for healing, and believe when the surgeon gets in there, it will be much less than he expected, because you will be healed. I am sending you and Shelley my love and support.
Patty
It means a lot..., you are definitely in mine as well...
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SurgeryGrandmax4 said:On this
the Holiest of weekends for my family..know that you are in my prayers. I truly believe that God will have his Hands on the surgeons hands and will guide him every step of the way...
John, I will start treatment Tue and will be thinking of you both buddy. G.
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Sending Good VibesSkiffin16 said:***UPDATE***
OK, I have some updated news...
The extracted fluid from the FNA has no cancer cells, that's huge and I pray, hope and definitely want it to stay that way.
The downside is that I still need to do the whipple as the cyst is aggressive and they want it out before it does turn cancerous...., which they feel it will eventually.
Soooo
I am scheduled for April 22, admission 09:00
I met the surgeon today and he seems very competent and confident. Though a surgery as he describes as major X3, he feels that I will have a good and successful recovery.
He does up to 45+ of these a year, and actually just did one this last Tuesday.
He seems to be very detailed and covers all of the bases...
He figures the surgery at around 5 hours, hospital stay at 9-12 days, and around a month of recovery at home..., not many restrictions other than common sense.. No lifting, no swimming or submerging the incision area, etc...
It takes a week or two for the stomach and organs to wake up from the battel scars.
I'll have multiple tubes during the home stay for drainage, etc...
Yes, this sucks big time...
But again, it's much better prognosis than the alternative.
Again, I think of you all as family, and share this with you..
Thanks for all of the prayers, thoughts, whispers, etc... They are working and we sure appreciate them, and please continue through this ordeal.
John
John,
Will be thinking of you this Tuesday, and beyond. Hang in there.
Mike
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Good Luck Tomorrow!
John,
All the prayers.. and many good thoughts from your northern shore neighbor

So glad you found the cyst.. and its' still smaller.. that has to bring you some comfort.
We will both keep you in our thoughts and prayers, and you take care.. we will look forward to your return home.
Kari & Dan
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Hi JohnSkiffin16 said:***UPDATE***
OK, I have some updated news...
The extracted fluid from the FNA has no cancer cells, that's huge and I pray, hope and definitely want it to stay that way.
The downside is that I still need to do the whipple as the cyst is aggressive and they want it out before it does turn cancerous...., which they feel it will eventually.
Soooo
I am scheduled for April 22, admission 09:00
I met the surgeon today and he seems very competent and confident. Though a surgery as he describes as major X3, he feels that I will have a good and successful recovery.
He does up to 45+ of these a year, and actually just did one this last Tuesday.
He seems to be very detailed and covers all of the bases...
He figures the surgery at around 5 hours, hospital stay at 9-12 days, and around a month of recovery at home..., not many restrictions other than common sense.. No lifting, no swimming or submerging the incision area, etc...
It takes a week or two for the stomach and organs to wake up from the battel scars.
I'll have multiple tubes during the home stay for drainage, etc...
Yes, this sucks big time...
But again, it's much better prognosis than the alternative.
Again, I think of you all as family, and share this with you..
Thanks for all of the prayers, thoughts, whispers, etc... They are working and we sure appreciate them, and please continue through this ordeal.
John
As you go in today I hope and pray that all will go well. You have been a great help to many here on H&N with your positive attitude and great sense of humor and most of all just being a friend to everyone in need. I pray for you today that God will guide the hands of the doctors and that they will only need to remove as little as possible so that you can be your normal you once again.
God Bless and watch between us while we are absent from each other.
Tim Hondo
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Indeed...Hondo said:Hi John
As you go in today I hope and pray that all will go well. You have been a great help to many here on H&N with your positive attitude and great sense of humor and most of all just being a friend to everyone in need. I pray for you today that God will guide the hands of the doctors and that they will only need to remove as little as possible so that you can be your normal you once again.
God Bless and watch between us while we are absent from each other.
Tim Hondo
Thanks Tim...
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