Cancer Articles: Re: Daughtersofmoms withBREASTCANCER Both operations successful =)

Sabtu, 06 September 2008

Re: Daughtersofmoms withBREASTCANCER Both operations successful =)

I am glad both operations went well. You have been in
my thoughts and prayers.

A big hug
Sabrina
--- Lesley <downboyrecords@yahoo.com> wrote:

> My mom is in St. David's central in Austin, Tx.
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> Her first operation ended at 10:30pm on Thursday,
> the kept her in ICU ready to go, didn't wake her up,
> and the second one started at 9am the following
> day. Both were around 6 hour operations, and both
> were successful, the first one the surgeon said went
> "really well" and the second one he said went
> "well." Funny how you pick up on little differences
> in what the dr says, even if he didn't mean them to
> be different. I guess the surgeon confided to my
> dad that he cried after the first one. That is
> sweet, but it seems like surgeons would try not to
> get attached. I have only seen mom for about a
> minute, in ICU, about 2 hours after the final
> surgery. It hurts to see her that way, especially
> the amount of pain she was in, but I'm hoping to see
> her tomorrow. She even said "damn" today, so that
> is a really good sign -- she never curses.
>
> The best news is that a) the tumors on her spine are
> more localized than they thought; b) she is starting
> to be able to move one arms pretty well, the other
> is taking some time, but she can shrug her
> shoulders, which seems like a pretty big deal; and
> c) her pain levels have gone down enough that she is
> not on constant morphine. She will be in the
> hospital for a couple more weeks at least.
>
> Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers, and
> hugs....we all need support every once in a while,
> and it made all the difference for me and my family.
>
> ((Huge Hugs))
>
> Lesley
>
> "A soul ought to have something to say to the
> universe if it's going to be immortal."
> Sheri S. Tepper
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> "A nation that continues year after year to spend
> more money on military defense than on programs of
> social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."
> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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> --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Eliza <molinare13@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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> From: Eliza <molinare13@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Daughtersofmoms withBREASTCANCER One
> down, one to go
> To: daughtersofmomswithbreastcancer@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 9:38 PM
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> Oh good. I was thinking about you guys today? Where
> is your mom at again?
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> --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Lesley <downboyrecords@
> yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Lesley <downboyrecords@ yahoo.com>
> Subject: Daughtersofmoms withBREASTCANCER One down,
> one to go
> To: daughtersofmomswith breastcancer@ yahoogroups.
> com
> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 8:05 AM
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> I just heard from my dad. The first operation, the
> riskier of the two, went extremely well according to
> the surgeon. They kept mom in ICU with a breathing
> tube and did not wake her up, she will be having the
> second surgery this morning at 8am. I spent most of
> last night having strange dreams and talking to
> her....sort of strange, but getting less so....
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> Thanks for being there, I love this group....
>
> Lesley
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> "A soul ought to have something to say to the
> universe if it's going to be immortal."
> Sheri S. Tepper
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> "A nation that continues year after year to spend
> more money on military defense than on programs of
> social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."
> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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