Tomorrow Surgery at Vanderbilt

amcp
amcp Member Posts: 251 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Just a reminder..my husband of almost 40 yrs was dx with colorectal cancer in 8/06 ..had surgery and a colostomy done in 9/06. He has had every kind of chemo available...5FU, Oxy...Avastin, Erbitux ..on and on for over two years. The cancer when found had met.to the liver ...in Dec of 08 told by onc. nothing left to try so sending him to Vanderbilt for possible clinical trial...Phase I. After 1st visit, we were called and told Frank was a candidate for liver resection...drove back to Nashville over 3 hr drive and met with Liver Oncologist who said surgery was possible but he would not do it until nodule in lung was taken care of...another trip to Nashville for test and PET scan...another trip to Nashville this time met with Lung surgeon...told nodule is probably cancer along with one lymph node ..both lit up on scan.
To make a long story short...we leave today again for Nashville where Frank will have lung resection done in the morning. If the cancer is just in the two places they will remove them with the upper portion of his right lung and after he fully recovers we will return for liver resection. If they find more cancer in the lung than they saw on PET scan...will sew him back up with no futher surgeries available. I will not have access to a computer while in Nashville so I will not be able to update but my daugther in law, Tricia, will be updating Frank's caringbridge site.......www.caringbridge.org/visit/frankproctor
I want to take this time to thank each of you from the bottom of my heart for all your support and words of encouragement since I came to this site in December. Your stories have given me hope, appreciation, courage to keep on keeping on with the fight against the "Beast"
I do not know what the outcome will be tomorrow but I know that it is in GOD's hands and HIS
will be done. Thanks again...will update whenever I get him home or get access to a computer.
May GOD bless each of you
Hugs,
Anna

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  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    #2
    Prayers
    Anna,

    Frank is in my prayers as well as you and your family. I pray for all of the doc, nurses, and medical staff on his team tomorrow that God guide their hands. I will be checking for your daughter-in-laws posting on his update.

    Kimby
  • VickiCO
    VickiCO Member Posts: 917
    #3
    Prayers here too
    Now that my surgery is over, Frank gets all my prayers and Angels on his body. We also pray that the surgeons and staff are at their top form, and everything goes well. Please let us know if we can do anything.

    Vicki
  • krystiesq
    krystiesq Member Posts: 240 Member
    #4
    prayers here too
    Anna-

    I'm praying for your family.

    K
  • CherylHutch
    CherylHutch Member Posts: 1,375 Member
    #5
    krystiesq said:

    prayers here too
    Anna-

    I'm praying for your family.

    K

    Sending positive thoughts!!
    Let me add my positive thoughts for a wonderful outcome to the surgery! Frank will need to allow himself lots of healing and pampering time for recovery from the surgeries, but that is very doable. So bring on the surgeries!!

    Huggggggs,

    Cheryl
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #6
    prayers
    continued prayers for you and your husband. I pray God guides Frank's doctors and the staff who will care for him. I also pray for strength and comfort for you as you wait through his surgery and assist during his recovery.
    mary
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #7
    more prayers
    Hi Anna,

    I, too, will be praying for Frank, you, and the doctors dealing with him. I will be interested in hearing the outcome of your visit, whether he has the lung resection, etc. I have lung mets right now that are "too small" to do anything about, but have been stubborn to the chemo. I get scanned again end of March after continuing on w/ chemo- we'll see then. I'm wondering if you were given options for the lungs other than just a lung resection, like RFA, cyberknife, etc. to just deal with the nodule(s).

    Do take care,
    Lisa
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #8
    lisa42 said:

    more prayers
    Hi Anna,

    I, too, will be praying for Frank, you, and the doctors dealing with him. I will be interested in hearing the outcome of your visit, whether he has the lung resection, etc. I have lung mets right now that are "too small" to do anything about, but have been stubborn to the chemo. I get scanned again end of March after continuing on w/ chemo- we'll see then. I'm wondering if you were given options for the lungs other than just a lung resection, like RFA, cyberknife, etc. to just deal with the nodule(s).

    Do take care,
    Lisa

    Prayers for you!
    Frank is in my prayers, he can get through this! think positive, and I will be praying for your medical team and hospital, Frank and your family to get through this! God Loves You!

    ~Donna
  • amcp
    amcp Member Posts: 251 Member
    #9
    Shayenne said:

    Prayers for you!
    Frank is in my prayers, he can get through this! think positive, and I will be praying for your medical team and hospital, Frank and your family to get through this! God Loves You!

    ~Donna

    thanks so much
    We are in Nashville at the American Cancer Society Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge. All your messages are so uplifting. We are so very blessed to be given so many prayers and support.
    Vicko glad to hear from you and to know that you are okay after your surgery. Praise GOD!
    Lisa you asked about was he given any options other than resection and the answer is NO. That was the only option because the liver surgeon would not do any liver resection until the lung was completely taken care of. My sons are here with us and the oldest brought his lab top computer so if they have internet access ...I will be able to post after surgery tomorrow.
    Thanks again for all your prayers...I can feel the hugs, love, comfort, support and encouragement...I will continue to pray for each of you and lift up to name to GOD for complete recovery and NED.
    Love
    Anna
  • sheri22
    sheri22 Member Posts: 273
    #10
    prayers
    Anna
    I will keep Frank ,you and your family in my prayers also just remember to keep that faith God is always there for us take care

    Sheri22
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #11
    Prayers
    Anna, You and Frank are in my prayers. I do hope he can have the surgery and will do very well. I know you're anxious, but God will be both of you all the way.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • mom_2_3
    mom_2_3 Member Posts: 953 Member
    #12
    Prayers and love
    Prayers and love and positive thoughts for tomorrow's surgery. God bless the surgeon's hands.
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #13
    praying for all of you
    Anna,
    I am praying for your whole family. I hope you are resting tonight.
    With prayers and aloha,
    Kathleen
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #14
    Kathleen808 said:

    praying for all of you
    Anna,
    I am praying for your whole family. I hope you are resting tonight.
    With prayers and aloha,
    Kathleen

    My prayers go out to all of you....
    In hopes that the outcome will be positive...just remember that Frank is in Gods Hands and He will take good care of him throughout all of this, He will be watching over you all.....God Bless all of you......

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