Re: stageIV cancer survivor/Jeff

[Guest guest]

Jeff:

You attitude is great and you will be a survivor. You are making a good

choice by having the surgery in 2 parts. I didn't. I had all of my surgery

done at once - colon resection, liver resection, removal of gall bladder,

lymphs

and cancerous appendix. As a result of doing it all at once, I had HORRIBLE

complications that nearly killed me. On day 7, I developed an abscess on my

liver, ascites all over, fluid in my lungs, fever, etc. I am told I was at

the brink of death and the fact that I survived is a testament to the fine

care I received by my doctors at the Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa

. I had a pulmonary specialist draining fluid from my lungs, an

infectious

disease physician working with numerous antibiotics, an interventional

radiologist who placed catheters everywhere to drain the ascites and the fluid

from

the absessed liver, and of course, my oncologist and surgeons. You are

avoiding the danger of all of this by having 2 surgeries. I took the risk and

I

paid the price. You will come through this well and because everything in

your colon is now healed and won't be open, you won't get these cross-over

infections.

Best wishes.