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Father has a big surgery tomorrow.. Need your prayers

godisgreat
godisgreat CSN Member Posts: 20
edited May 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1

My father has had Oral SCC that refuses to go away. He had an 18 hour surgery long time ago which rendered him unable to eat from mouth due to removal of Upper and lower Jaw on one side of the mouth.

The refuses to leave after nuerous treatments chemo radiation surgery clin trials.

He also had a PEG tube placed when this happened so he could get his nutrition through there.  That also had to be replaced twice becuae of leaking.

Few weeks ago, the leaking form the G tube out and Give him TPN for a week and see if the wound would get smaller. Little did we know, the PICC line got infected and created a clot. He is now hospitalized and is going for a surgery tomorrow to get a J tube or even a surgery to fix his huge hernia and place another tube. 

what makes things complicated is his oral area is hard to access so they will have to put in breathing apperatus through his neck which may take a long time to heal  and his blood infection could cause an infection in his stomach.

We are hoping its simple. he gets a J tube in and he is out of the surgery soon!

 

I need your prayers and positive healing energy for him and I will certianly pass all my energy to you all.

 

god bless :)

 

 Just heard from doc. Surgery went well, now we have to wait for the ICU and recovery. 

 

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  • MarineE5
    MarineE5 CSN Member Posts: 1,037 Member
    #2
    Prayers Outbound

    Prayers sent out for your Father and the rest of the family. I hope everything goes as smooth as they can for him.

    My Best to Your Family and Everyone Here

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  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne CSN Member Posts: 3,102 Member
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    praying that your father gets

    praying that your father gets thru surgery and that the docs only need to do the bare minimum.  hopeing he doesn't get an infection and that he heals quickly for these procedures.  also praying for you and the rest of the family.  please let us know how it goes.

    God bless you and your family,

    dj

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt CSN Member Posts: 4,725 Member
    #4
    T&P

    Godisgreat,

    Good thoughts and prayers for your Father.

    Matt

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  • wmc
    wmc CSN Member Posts: 1,804
    #5
    Thoughts and prayers

    Thoughts and prayers for both you and your father.

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  • godisgreat
    godisgreat CSN Member Posts: 20
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    wmc said:

    Thoughts and prayers

    Thoughts and prayers for both you and your father.

    hello all,
     
    thank you for

    hello all,

     

    thank you for the prayers. he is just in process of being taken in.

     

    will update you all shortly :)

     

     

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