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Post by dsmith on Jul 24, 2013 20:54:54 GMT -5
His father has been really ill for awhile. Weighs around 100 lbs. They found a mass in his lung that has maybe spread. They did the biopsy today, we will know more Friday. He has always had a problem swallowing. Well, they found that a lot of what he is swallowing is going to his lungs. And he has pnumonia. They have put a feeding tube through his nose.
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Post by lsull on Jul 25, 2013 22:13:05 GMT -5
We will be praying for him.
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Post by daveedka on Jul 26, 2013 8:31:59 GMT -5
You have my thoughts and prayers as well, keep us posted and let us know if we can help in some way.
Dave
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Post by lymi on Jul 26, 2013 21:49:16 GMT -5
Good news today. Dr. came in and said that there was no sign of cancer. There was a lot of infection in what was removed. We bought in an infection specialist, lung Dr. and gastro Dr. Lung Dr. will scope dad out in the morning to see what he can find. Infection Dr. will upgrade his antibiotics while the gastro doc was planning on putting in a stomach feed tube. He was told not at this time. We are hoping that all will come out fine and dad will regain his strength and get to go home soon.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
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Post by lymi on Jul 30, 2013 22:26:43 GMT -5
Went in for a 3rd biopsy today, but was told that we were not going to do it. The mass had shrunk down 3 cm over the last week. We will go ahead and have a feeding tube installed into his stomach. Hopefully we will be going home soon.
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Post by lsull on Jul 31, 2013 8:01:45 GMT -5
Sounds good.
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Post by mastercatter on Jul 31, 2013 8:12:39 GMT -5
Good to hear about the turn around and him maybe getting to go home..
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Post by dsmith on Jul 31, 2013 9:12:02 GMT -5
Update: His father is in surgery right now. They are gonna put a feeding tube in his stomach. The mass on his lungs they thought was cancer was a serious infection. It has gotten smaller since he came in hospital a week ago. He will be in this room at least a week until infection totally cures up. Then he will go to rehab floor for a few weeks. So looks like we will be here awhile. But he MAY never get to eat again as things go to his lungs instead of stomach. They will do a swallowing test in a few weeks to see.
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Post by mastercatter on Aug 1, 2013 19:05:28 GMT -5
Hope and praying for him each day....With my COPD I know all about the lung infections. When the immune system is weak it doesn't take much to get most any kind of infection in the lungs...Please keep us in the know with him..
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Post by mastercatter on Aug 13, 2013 18:50:26 GMT -5
How is he doing ? haven't heard anything. He is doing better I hope.
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Post by dsmith on Aug 15, 2013 19:59:53 GMT -5
Doing better. Will be in hospital a few weeks getting therapy. His mom is really worrying us. She is extremly forgetful, doesn't eat, very scatter minded. We finally got a cat scan of her head. No alzheimers. They started her on dimensia pills
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Post by mastercatter on Aug 18, 2013 17:41:38 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that. My heart goes out to all of you.
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Post by dsmith on Aug 19, 2013 7:11:45 GMT -5
Now his aunt is in the hospital. Pancreatis. She has been frail all her life. Has a rare muscle disease. But she is in the same hospital, just two floors down.
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Post by mastercatter on Aug 19, 2013 15:49:37 GMT -5
Man!! When it rains, it pours. Sorry to hear that about her. Have her in the prayers also.
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