Re: Time for surgery

[Guest guest]

Randy, my sweet, you have all of my positive thoughts

and prayers. Thank God they can go into the unused

portion of your stomach so that you can get the

nourishment you need.

You are a strong man, and you face a difficult

challenge. We stand with you to face that challenge,

and when you are low or scared or not sure, listen

carefully and you will hear your cheering section

rooting you on to good health and success.

I'm praying for you and your girlfriend and your

family...you are a good man, and you are not alone.

You have lots of people who love you and want to see

you thrive.

Big hug and big kiss and a heart full of good wishes

to you, my friend.

Robynn

--- Cathy wrote:

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Good luck, Randy - I'll be rooting for you!

Cathy C.

>

> Just to let you folks know that I will be going in

for surgery to

> place a feeding tube in the unused portion of my

stomach, as I am

no

> longer able to swallow, due to the effects of my

radiation

treatment

> for tongue base cancer. Dr. Lee, who certainly knows

more about

post-

> bariatric anatomy than anyone else around, will be

performing the

> procedure, and it will be an open procedure, not the

usual

> percutaneous punch or even a mini-lap. Thus, I will

be in the

> hospital for four days. I also suspect that they

will be hydrating

> me by I.V. as well, since I have not been able to

eat nor drink

> almost anything for the last four days. So, I will

not be here to

> post or to read in this group until sometime next

week...when I

have

> to also have the mask I use during radiation

treatments re-done (I

> have lost so much weight that it no longer fits well

enough to

serve

> as a guide for the computer-targeted radiation), and

another

session

> of chemotherapy along with the radiation.

>

> So please keep a good thought for me as I try to get

through the

> next three and a half weeks of therapy. Then two to

three months of

> recovery, followed by neck dissection surgery to get

what we hope

> will be the last of the cancer. Good luck to

everyone.

>

> Randy

> Orientation 313

> Surgery 2/2/06 281

> Current 215

>

[Guest guest]

Randy - you are such an inspiration to us all. You have been through

so much and still encourage the rest of us. I will be keeping you

and those you love in my prayers. Stay strong my friend!

PEGGY

> > Just to let you folks know that I will be going in for surgery to

> > place a feeding tube in the unused portion of my stomach, as I am

> no

> > longer able to swallow, due to the effects of my radiation

> treatment

> > for tongue base cancer. Dr. Lee, who certainly knows more about

> post-

> > bariatric anatomy than anyone else around, will be performing the

> > procedure, and it will be an open procedure, not the usual

> > percutaneous punch or even a mini-lap. Thus, I will be in the

> > hospital for four days. I also suspect that they will be

hydrating

> > me by I.V. as well, since I have not been able to eat nor drink

> > almost anything for the last four days. So, I will not be here to

> > post or to read in this group until sometime next week...when I

> have

> > to also have the mask I use during radiation treatments re-done

(I

> > have lost so much weight that it no longer fits well enough to

> serve

> > as a guide for the computer-targeted radiation), and another

> session

> > of chemotherapy along with the radiation.

> >

> > So please keep a good thought for me as I try to get through the

> > next three and a half weeks of therapy. Then two to three months

of

> > recovery, followed by neck dissection surgery to get what we hope

> > will be the last of the cancer. Good luck to everyone.

> >

> > Randy

> > Orientation 313

> > Surgery 2/2/06 281

> > Current 215

> >

>