Jim's surgery in morning-Please Pray

linda1120
linda1120 Member Posts: 389
edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
Jim has his MIE in the morning at 7am Pacific time. I feel numb right now as I write this. We have waited so long for this and yet I am fearful of the results. I want him to live through the surgery and be cancer free. I feel greedy after reading so many of the other posts.

Jim is in the hospital and they have sped up his pacemaker to help during the surgery. They are also having a cardiology anesthesiologist! This is wonderful news. Jim has gained FIFTEEN lbs since the chemo, that is only five lbs shy of what he lost. The doctors are ecstatic.

I really would appreciate it if you would keep Jim and I both in prayer tomorrow. The surgery is first thing in the morning and it is going to be a long day. We are so grateful that at this point he is able to have surgery. I know that God is in control and will take care of Jim and myself and give us both the comfort we need during this time.

Thank you William and Loretta for pushing me to get that second opinion!!!!! I believe it has really made a difference. Jim is feeling very optimistic.

God Bless all of you,

Linda
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  • spensir
    spensir Member Posts: 44
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    praying
    Linda we praying for both of you God is in control. Shirley
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  • Donna70
    Donna70 Member Posts: 852 Member
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    Linda praying right now
    Hi Linda,
    Praying for Jim and you right now. Hoping he goes thru the surgery fine and no complications and like you said cancer free. Hugs from a distance. take care,
    Donna70
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  • sal314
    sal314 Member Posts: 599 Member
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    Prayers Being Sent
    Will be thinking of and praying for you both! It's so GREAT that Jim has gained weight and is able to go forward with the surgery! Will be praying for the doctor's to be on their "A-game" and that all goes smoothly:) I'm sure it will be a stressful day for you as you "sit and wait"...will be praying for peace and that time goes by quickly for you:)

    Blessings,
    Sally
  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
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    Prayers coming your way!!
    Linda,

    The first thing I thought of when I woke up this morning was “Today is Jim and Linda’s day”!

    I will be praying that all goes well with the surgery and Jim is cancer free.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina

    DX 10/22/2009 T2N1M0 Stage IIB
    12/03/2009 Ivor Lewis
    2/8 through 6/14/2010 Adjuvant Chemo Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU
    6/21/2010 CT Scan NED
  • LivingFaith
    LivingFaith Member Posts: 74
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    Prayers being sent from the
    Prayers being sent from the midwest.

    May God wrap his arms around you for comfort, be with Jim for strength, and the doctors and nurses caring for Jim be full of skill and compassion.
    Amen.

    Deb
  • BMGky
    BMGky Member Posts: 621
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    Such exciting news
    So glad he can have the surgery. May his outcome be the very best. Prayers for a successful surgery and for continuing strength throughout the surgery and recovery.
  • cjmac49
    cjmac49 Member Posts: 100
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    Jim should be 2+ hours into
    Jim should be 2+ hours into his surgery. You have my hopes for a positive out come.

    Jim
  • unclaw2002
    unclaw2002 Member Posts: 599
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    Prayers and good thoughts
    Prayers and good thoughts for both of you. You have fought to get this far. What a great new year you will have with the surgery behind you.

    Hugs,
    Cindy
  • GerryS
    GerryS Member Posts: 227 Member
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    my morning offering......
    I will be sending my morning prayers your way. I received many prayers for my surgery last March and am doing fine. Next scan in Feb.
    God Bless........
    Gerry
  • ArchTB
    ArchTB Member Posts: 150
    #13
    Best wishes
    Linda, you and Jim are in out thoughts. Be strong, do not panic and exhaust yourself with worries, you would need the strength later on while helping Jim to recover. All the best!

    Olya
  • linda1120
    linda1120 Member Posts: 389
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    ArchTB said:

    Best wishes
    Linda, you and Jim are in out thoughts. Be strong, do not panic and exhaust yourself with worries, you would need the strength later on while helping Jim to recover. All the best!

    Olya

    GREAT NEWS!
    After NINE hours in surgery the doctor came out with a smile and the news is extremely encouraging! God is Good! The cancer was encapsulated in the esophagus and the tumor had shrunk to nothing, as well as the lymph nodes were cancer free! The surgeons said they checked the organs and they all looked wonderful. They did biopsies while Jim was on the table and they did not find cancer. They will have to wait for pathology to come back to check all of the body tissue removed. The surgeons had a cardio-anesthesiologist and his resident working on Jim keeping his heart safe. Jim had a team of four surgeons working on him. The team approach was great. After twelve hours I was able to see him and considering everything he looked good. His color was good and I was able to see all of the incisions and tubes. He was still out, but I told him the good news, kissed him and told him how much I love him! I am exhausted and need to go to sleep. I will keep you updated. We will have more mountains and valleys in the recovery, but the biggest hurdle is over.

    Thank you all for your prayers, I know God had his hand on Jim.

    Linda
  • DanaMB3
    DanaMB3 Member Posts: 98
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    linda1120 said:

    GREAT NEWS!
    After NINE hours in surgery the doctor came out with a smile and the news is extremely encouraging! God is Good! The cancer was encapsulated in the esophagus and the tumor had shrunk to nothing, as well as the lymph nodes were cancer free! The surgeons said they checked the organs and they all looked wonderful. They did biopsies while Jim was on the table and they did not find cancer. They will have to wait for pathology to come back to check all of the body tissue removed. The surgeons had a cardio-anesthesiologist and his resident working on Jim keeping his heart safe. Jim had a team of four surgeons working on him. The team approach was great. After twelve hours I was able to see him and considering everything he looked good. His color was good and I was able to see all of the incisions and tubes. He was still out, but I told him the good news, kissed him and told him how much I love him! I am exhausted and need to go to sleep. I will keep you updated. We will have more mountains and valleys in the recovery, but the biggest hurdle is over.

    Thank you all for your prayers, I know God had his hand on Jim.

    Linda

    Wonderful news! God bless!

    Wonderful news! God bless!
  • MRapp226
    MRapp226 Member Posts: 44
    #16
    linda1120 said:

    GREAT NEWS!
    After NINE hours in surgery the doctor came out with a smile and the news is extremely encouraging! God is Good! The cancer was encapsulated in the esophagus and the tumor had shrunk to nothing, as well as the lymph nodes were cancer free! The surgeons said they checked the organs and they all looked wonderful. They did biopsies while Jim was on the table and they did not find cancer. They will have to wait for pathology to come back to check all of the body tissue removed. The surgeons had a cardio-anesthesiologist and his resident working on Jim keeping his heart safe. Jim had a team of four surgeons working on him. The team approach was great. After twelve hours I was able to see him and considering everything he looked good. His color was good and I was able to see all of the incisions and tubes. He was still out, but I told him the good news, kissed him and told him how much I love him! I am exhausted and need to go to sleep. I will keep you updated. We will have more mountains and valleys in the recovery, but the biggest hurdle is over.

    Thank you all for your prayers, I know God had his hand on Jim.

    Linda

    Excellent
    This is great news indeed! All the best to both of you and here is to a speedy recovery for Jim!! = )

    Take care,
    Melissa
  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
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    linda1120 said:

    GREAT NEWS!
    After NINE hours in surgery the doctor came out with a smile and the news is extremely encouraging! God is Good! The cancer was encapsulated in the esophagus and the tumor had shrunk to nothing, as well as the lymph nodes were cancer free! The surgeons said they checked the organs and they all looked wonderful. They did biopsies while Jim was on the table and they did not find cancer. They will have to wait for pathology to come back to check all of the body tissue removed. The surgeons had a cardio-anesthesiologist and his resident working on Jim keeping his heart safe. Jim had a team of four surgeons working on him. The team approach was great. After twelve hours I was able to see him and considering everything he looked good. His color was good and I was able to see all of the incisions and tubes. He was still out, but I told him the good news, kissed him and told him how much I love him! I am exhausted and need to go to sleep. I will keep you updated. We will have more mountains and valleys in the recovery, but the biggest hurdle is over.

    Thank you all for your prayers, I know God had his hand on Jim.

    Linda

    Great to hear that things went well!!!!
    Linda,

    Wonderful to hear the surgery went well and the initial pathology looks excellent!!!!

    Now we will pray that things go well with the recovery.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina
  • Boston67
    Boston67 Member Posts: 61
    #18
    For you and for William
    Hi,

    Your email is full of wonderful good news. Gaining weight is extraordinary. I stuggle with this myself. You are blessed, and of course I just said a special prayer for you both.

    Thank you for you caring support of William. He must have a rich and giving heart that he spends so much time each day helping others. You were wise to take William's advice about a second opinion and the more knowledge we have from any source the strong we are for these battles. I think William adds great value to all of us. God bless you and God bless william's kind and wise heart!

    Keith
    Age 67 Boston
    Stage IV
  • cjmac49
    cjmac49 Member Posts: 100
    #19
    linda1120 said:

    GREAT NEWS!
    After NINE hours in surgery the doctor came out with a smile and the news is extremely encouraging! God is Good! The cancer was encapsulated in the esophagus and the tumor had shrunk to nothing, as well as the lymph nodes were cancer free! The surgeons said they checked the organs and they all looked wonderful. They did biopsies while Jim was on the table and they did not find cancer. They will have to wait for pathology to come back to check all of the body tissue removed. The surgeons had a cardio-anesthesiologist and his resident working on Jim keeping his heart safe. Jim had a team of four surgeons working on him. The team approach was great. After twelve hours I was able to see him and considering everything he looked good. His color was good and I was able to see all of the incisions and tubes. He was still out, but I told him the good news, kissed him and told him how much I love him! I am exhausted and need to go to sleep. I will keep you updated. We will have more mountains and valleys in the recovery, but the biggest hurdle is over.

    Thank you all for your prayers, I know God had his hand on Jim.

    Linda

    Absolutely wonderful news.
    The healing starts now. Good luck.

    Jim
  • Donna70
    Donna70 Member Posts: 852 Member
    #20
    Boston67 said:

    For you and for William
    Hi,

    Your email is full of wonderful good news. Gaining weight is extraordinary. I stuggle with this myself. You are blessed, and of course I just said a special prayer for you both.

    Thank you for you caring support of William. He must have a rich and giving heart that he spends so much time each day helping others. You were wise to take William's advice about a second opinion and the more knowledge we have from any source the strong we are for these battles. I think William adds great value to all of us. God bless you and God bless william's kind and wise heart!

    Keith
    Age 67 Boston
    Stage IV

    great news
    Linda
    Just wonderful to hear Jim is out of surgery and doing so well. Prayers will keep coming for you both. take care,
    Donna70
  • Tina Blondek
    Tina Blondek Member Posts: 1,500 Member
    #21
    Many Many Prayers
    Hello dear linda and Jim
    Will be praying and thinking of you on the 6th. May God be with you and give you the strength to get through this. All will be fine, you have God in your corner! Let us know how you make out. Hugs to both of you. Well, now that you have updated us....Great news!!! I told you so ;) Linda you go get some rest, and Jim take it slow and easy with your recovery! Praise the Lord.
    Tina in Va

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