made it through open surgey at Cleveland clinic!

mark440
mark440 Member Posts: 63
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Had open surgery done on Monday..opened me up from just below the sternum to the pelvic bone....took the tumor that was in my rectum and took out some lymph nodes in the upper pelvic area....Chemo to follow..this clinic is amazing to say the least. please take time to check out their colorectal unit..it is top notch!! Im still here now and very thankful that i spent time checking here before i elected to go anywhere else!!
thanks for all the support, it is very helpful!!! god bless all of you..

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  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #2
    great!
    Hi Mark,

    It sounds like you must be doing well enough now that you're typing on a computer. I'm glad to hear you seem to be recoving well and that you've had a good experience with the clinic there.
    Best wishes and prayers for your continued recovery.

    Take care and keep us posted on how you're doing!

    Lisa
  • JDuke
    JDuke Member Posts: 438
    #3
    lisa42 said:

    great!
    Hi Mark,

    It sounds like you must be doing well enough now that you're typing on a computer. I'm glad to hear you seem to be recoving well and that you've had a good experience with the clinic there.
    Best wishes and prayers for your continued recovery.

    Take care and keep us posted on how you're doing!

    Lisa

    Mark
    So glad to hear that your recovery is going smoothly. Hope it continues to be uneventful.
    Blessings,
    Joanne
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #4
    Hi Mark,
    I am glad things
    Hi Mark,

    I am glad things have gone so well! Thanks for checking in!
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #5
    Mark
    Mark,
    Thanks for checking in. Great that things are moving in the right direction. Cleveland Clinic is an amazing facility. You are in great hands.

    Aloha,
    Kathleen
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #6
    Filleted Like a Fish :)
    I had one of those too, Mark

    Mine might be just a 2-3" below where they started on you - boy, they sure go "South" aways, don't they?

    Sounds good the way things are going - your medical team and staff sound exemplary - that's always a good thing.

    Now, the fun part - recovery - best wishes here and speedy healing.

    -Craig
  • geotina
    geotina Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #7
    Good Job
    Well you got the surgery out of the way, now on to healing. Do you know how long you will be there? Hopefully you will have good travel weather for your trip back to Sault St. Marie. Very minimal snow here in southeast Michigan and even less in Mid-Michigan but it is really, really cold. We will be traveling there tonight for the weekend. Good luck in your recovery. Tina
  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    #8
    Cleveland Clinic
    Mark,

    I'm glad you had a wonderful experience. The Cleveland Clinic ia a wonderful place. I have a friend that was cured from stage IV lymphoma there and is a 12 yr survivor! I will see you in 12 years, right?

    You're lucky they even took you as a patient with that Tigers shirt on. I hope you don't wear that in enemy territory! (from one fan to another hehe)

    Kimby
  • robinvan
    robinvan Member Posts: 1,012
    #9
    Stem to stern...
    Long slice Mark. A lot of staples! Ouch...

    I hope your recovery goes well.

    Peace and blessings... Rob; in Vancouver
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #10
    Great!
    I'm glad everything went so well. Please keep us posted on your recovery!

    *Hugs*
    Gail
  • Joy1216
    Joy1216 Member Posts: 290 Member
    #11
    Sundanceh said:

    Filleted Like a Fish :)
    I had one of those too, Mark

    Mine might be just a 2-3" below where they started on you - boy, they sure go "South" aways, don't they?

    Sounds good the way things are going - your medical team and staff sound exemplary - that's always a good thing.

    Now, the fun part - recovery - best wishes here and speedy healing.

    -Craig

    Split open like a watermelon
    I like your expression "filleted like a fish." I tell people that the surgeon "split me open like a watermelon." My incision was only about 6" in length, but for someone only 5 feet tall that's a long incision. Humor is my way of trying to convince people to get colonoscopies (so they don't have to be split open like a watermelon.)
    Joy
  • Kathryn_in_MN
    Kathryn_in_MN Member Posts: 1,252 Member
    #12
    Glad things are off to a good start
    May your recovery continue to go well!
  • HollyID
    HollyID Member Posts: 946 Member
    #13
    Mark,
    Glad that surgery went well and that you're doing so well! Please keep us updated about chemo and such! It's always reassuring to find a clinic that you like. :o)
  • lcarper2
    lcarper2 Member Posts: 635 Member
    #14
    HollyID said:

    Mark,
    Glad that surgery went well and that you're doing so well! Please keep us updated about chemo and such! It's always reassuring to find a clinic that you like. :o)

    mark
    They cut me from the breast bone to the pelvic area 72 staples I ask my surgen if he did a tummy tuck he laughed and said no. I have the Harry Potter scar it is a ziz zag around my belly button. I am only 5'2" so it is a very long scar ...

    Louann
  • Crow71
    Crow71 Member Posts: 679 Member
    #15
    Way to go Mark!! Glad you
    Way to go Mark!! Glad you found the care that you deserve. I'll check out Cleveland Clinic as well.
    Roger
  • team_staci
    team_staci Member Posts: 2
    #16
    Cleveland Clinic
    Great news from a great place -- my wife has been in their care since diagnosis last July, and had her APR done there in late November. We've had nothing but great experiences there....and are hoping for a new set of them as she begins 8 rounds of Folfox in the basement of the Taussig Center in about an hour.

    Hope you had a great experience on H50 -- I know that we certainly did.


    Chris
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    #17
    team_staci said:

    Cleveland Clinic
    Great news from a great place -- my wife has been in their care since diagnosis last July, and had her APR done there in late November. We've had nothing but great experiences there....and are hoping for a new set of them as she begins 8 rounds of Folfox in the basement of the Taussig Center in about an hour.

    Hope you had a great experience on H50 -- I know that we certainly did.


    Chris

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  • geotina
    geotina Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #18
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    Gracie
    My hubby had his colon resection surgery last April. He has a 1" scar several inches on the left of the belly button, a 1" scar several inches on the right of his belly button and about a 3" to 4" scar just above. Sometimes they can do the surgery without splitting someone open, just depends on what they have to do. Good luck with yours - Tina
  • Unknown
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    geotina said:

    Gracie
    My hubby had his colon resection surgery last April. He has a 1" scar several inches on the left of the belly button, a 1" scar several inches on the right of his belly button and about a 3" to 4" scar just above. Sometimes they can do the surgery without splitting someone open, just depends on what they have to do. Good luck with yours - Tina

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