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Prayers needed please

As some of you may remember from my ordeal, when my wife was getting discharged from her WLS they told her they found some cancer cells in the routine liver biopsy they do during WLS surgery. She went for scans and tests in December and January and they couldn't find any primary. So basically she has to get scans every 6 months just in case. So she had her 6 month scan in June and cancer specialist said they didn't find anything and he thought original pathologist misread biopsy after her surgery and he'll do one more scan the end of this year and no more if all still looks good. I asked specialist if he could send original biopsy out for second opinion so maybe they could definitively say they weren't cancer cells and all is good. We'll 2nd pathologist said they were cancer cells. So cancer specialist sent us to better specialist. Had appt today and this specialist found the tumor on the scan from January that our original cancer specialist ordered and missed. So angry right now as we have lost 8 months. She has tumor in small bowel and the lymph nodes there and of course there was evidence of cancer cells in her liver in December. She goes in for a focused scan next week and then they will tell us about the surgery and treatment she will need. Your prayers helped me with my rough time so figured can't hurt to have some more for my wife. They say the WLS can bring folks together or tear them apart, but we have grown much closer after surgery and my ordeal and it pains me she has to go thru this now. Thanks all

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Will definitely be praying for you guys

Sending prayers

Praying for you and your wife now....know that God hears every prayer that's being sent up on your behalf.

Blasting good thoughts and prayers your way.

Praying for You and your Family!!!!

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Met with oncologist Friday. Meeting with surgeon tomorrow. My wife will need surgery to remove 2tumors from colon and small intestine and since has spread to liver and lymph nodes she is classified as stage IV. For the liver since no sizeable tumors detected just cells they will put her on hormone therapy monthly for rest of life to try to slow growth. If she develops tumors in liver then can look at surgery or transplant. Oncologist said the tumors in intestines were on scan in December that she had when they found the cancer cells in her gastric bypass liver biopsy and shouldn't have been missed. Yet she had scans in December, January and June and other oncologist missed each time. We've lost 9 months of treatment. Please keep prayers coming. She will probably have surgery in next few weeks

Prayers for peace and healing coming your way

prayers!!!! ????????????????????????????????????

I am so sorry she's lost so much treatment time. Sending much love and hope to you both.

wife will need surgery to remove 2tumors from colon

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hugging/embracing you both :rolleyes:

good wishes, hope, love and strength

take care my friend :)

kathy

So sorry you two have to deal with this situation. Sending you thoughts of strength and peace.

Prayers for you and your wife ????❤️

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