Met with surgeon, but no pathology reports back yet.

 Today we met with the surgeon.  Unfortunately, the pathology is not back yet, so a lot of Cancer specific questions, still remain unanswered.  He was very happy with the healing progress I have made so far.  He would like me to heal for another 3 or 4 weeks (at least) until starting Chemo.  The Chemo I would most likely be on is Capecitabine.   The are doing a bunch of genetic and blood testing on the tumor that was removed and this should give them an indicator of what to watch for if the cancer were to start coming back.   He did say that in these types of tumors, there is probably greater than a 50% chance that some form of cancer may come back.  He is setting up a zoom meeting with an oncologist at Moffit (Richard Kim), but he has said that Moffit will work with Hussein (my local oncologist) to administer the treatment.  Usually, the patient would need to go and be seen again by the surgeon before starting Chemo, but Denbo (the Dr that did my surgery) said, based on how well I am doing today, he does not think I would need to see him before starting.  The protocol seems to be that I would be that I would only have to go to Moffit every 4 months for the first 2 years, then every 6 moths after that.  Denbo said that my low energy should probably last for 6 weeks post surgery.  But then I should return to 80% of my old energy levels.  He gave me the go ahead to do some VERY light swinging of a golf club, but said I should not push much before the 6 week mark.  He did say that he has no objection to me starting driving again.   I will probably start with some short trips with Deb.    So it was a really good visit, but we do not have all the answer that we wanted, YET.

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2023 at 3:36 PM

    That news sounds promising Jimmy! Sounds like you are healing well!!!!! So glad to hear that the doctor likes all the progress you’ve made!

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  2. Carol HutchisonApril 7, 2023 at 3:39 PM

    Great news!♥️♥️♥️

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  3. AnonymousApril 7, 2023 at 3:47 PM

    Happy to read that you are doing well Jim. No doubt that you are anxious to resume your activities & driving is a big plus! Thanks for the update and prayers for your continued healing. 🙏

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  4. AnonymousApril 7, 2023 at 4:04 PM

    I know u don’t have a choice but hang tough. ❤️

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  5. AnonymousApril 7, 2023 at 4:16 PM

    I’m a double cancer survivor and when I moved to Bradford I started seeing Dr. Hussein. He’s an amazing oncologist. Good luck and stay positive.

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  6. AnonymousApril 7, 2023 at 4:19 PM

    Good start forward, happy news

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  7. Lil sisApril 7, 2023 at 5:09 PM

    Keep the good news coming! Sounds like you’re doing everything you can! Follow DRs orders- overdoing it will cause u a big setback! 💗

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  8. Andrea WalenApril 7, 2023 at 8:52 PM

    Glad you’re feeling well enough to even think of playing golf. That’s really great! Hope the pathology reports come back soon.

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  9. AnonymousApril 8, 2023 at 6:21 AM

    Prayers

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