Re: Darling Dede

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Oh Dede,I will be praying for you on June 3rd. I pray to God it's not cancer. I"ll be in Florida but I will have my laptop with me. Prowler is laying down with his paws curled up. It looks like he is praying. I'm sure he is. He sends you whiskery kisses to feel better soon.Love you so,TraciDGRAHAMA@... wrote: Goodmorning Sweet

Lea, and Dear Superman ~ Girl, I am so sorry you are so sick. I just wanted to share some information with you that I have been researching. I am having surgery June 3rd, they are gonna scope me and do some biopsys because on the pet scan it looks like I have cancer. You know me, I have been researching my butt off trying to find

anything else it could be other than cancer. I want you to read this article, parts of it sound so much like your symptoms.........I want you to ask your doctors about this.........do you know if you have a hiatle hernia ? ? Bless your heart, you are in all my prayers, lots of love to you and Superman ! Please keep me posted on how you are feeling, and if you arent up to it, have Superman send me a note. Love you bunches ! Dede The Society of Thoracic Surgeons , http://www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/esophageal/barretts/, WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS? Barrett's esophagus usually doesn't produce any specific symptoms on its own. People with chronic acid reflux problems may experience a variety of symptoms including heartburn, regurgitation of food, swallowing difficulties, excess belching, hoarseness, sore throat, cough, or breathing problems similar to asthma such as shortness of breath and wheezing. The columnar lining may become irritated and bleed, resulting in anemia (low blood count), or may develop ulcerations which cause pain, but these problems aren't common. Search Results: hiatle hernia , Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Text , http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/5948, Symptoms: -produce few symptoms when small, which is why the defects are large when discovered -long history of postprandial distress/discomfort -substernal fullness and belching -true dysphagia uncommon -absence of heartburn/esophagitis -pulmonary complications are common: recurrent pneumonia; chronic atelectasis;

dyspnea classically after a large meal—from pleural space compression by the huge hernial sac -ulceration of the herniated stomach with resultant bleeding and anemia -incarceration, obstruction, torsion, gangrene, and perforation -most feared and lethal complication is gastric volvulus with strangulation which usually occurs post-prandially—this is a true surgical emergency if the stomach cannot be decompressed. Almost 30% of paraesophageal hernis present in this fashion. The stomach becomes twisted and angulated in its midportion just proximal to the antrum. Most prominent manifestation is the inability to swallow or regurgitate. -Borchardt’s triad: chest pain, retching but unable to vomit, and inability to pass a nasogastric tube indicate gastric volvulus Diagnosis/Therapy -CXR--retrocardiac air-fluid level -Barium Swallow to show an intrathoracic upside down stomach; look for signs of peptic esophagitis/position of GE junction -Technical points: antireflux procedure—routinely vs. those with signs of peptic esophagitis surgical approach—transthoracic [ease of hernial sac dissection and esophageal mobilization when necessary] vs. abdominal [placement of a gastrostomy tube] -Technique—principals of repair are reduction of the hernia and its

contents to the abdominal cavity along with repair of the defect -mobilize esophagus; GE junction below diaphragm -narrow the hiatus posteriorly first until tip of finger can be admitted -fix stomach below the diaphragm (Hill repair—stomach fixed to median arcuate lig) -+/- Nissan fundoplication -gastrostomy -resection for gangrene/perforation Results -elective repair has ~1% mortality -emergent procedures (volvulus) has ~15% mortality -long term results are generally excellent whether or not an anti-reflux procedure is performed Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. "Feeling down? Saddle up." ~Author Unknown

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Traci ~

Thanks to you and Prowler for your love and

prayers ! ! I am so happy for you to be able

to travel and have fun and be healed ! I will

let you know when I find out anything.

Sending you lots of love and continued healing~

Dede

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