UPDATE: On my daughter

She went into surgery yesterday at 7:30 a.m. and was in the O.R. until 5:15 p.m. yesterday evening. She had three Specialist in the O.R. a Bone specialist, Vascular Surgeon and a Plastic Surgeon. They thought that they may have to remove her thigh muscle, which they did not have to, Thank God. If they did, they would of taken a muscle from her abdomen. After several hours of working to remove the tumor from around bone, nerves and muscle, they finally got it out, I believe around 2:00 in the afternoon and shown no signs of it having spread to anywhere else which was great news.
They removed an 8" section of the nerve running throught the thigh so she will have nerve damage for the rest of her life. They also took out a large piece of her Femur and replaced it with a rod and on top of that, they took out her hip joint because she had been walking so long with this that it destroyed the joint so, now she has a new hip joint. She will most likely have months of Rehabilitive therapy and will have to walk with a cane for the rest of her life but, I like the sound of, the rest of her life. She will most likely have to continue to do the Radiation and Chemo. for awhile.
By the way, the treatment she had gotten leading up to the surgury did nothing to help. According to her Dr. the tumor may have even grown a little. So now we wait and recover and hope they don't find any Cancer post op.

Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers

Scott,

You know that the prayers, thoughts and good wishes of me, my family, my fishing cronies and their families, and the fun-bunch affectionately known as "my kids" and their families are sent to the heavens on your daughter's behalf each and every day. We pray that the Good Lord watches over your daughter and blesses her with good health in the years to come. I know this disease far too well, having sat on both sides of the table, so to speak.

Come tomorrow's tying classes, "my kids" will again send their prayers skyward... From the mouths of children to God's ear... Stay strong, my friend... Jerry, aka hairwing530

Our thoughts and best wishes are with you and your family for a speedy recovery.
Regards,
Bill
A Survivor

Thanks guys. Right now she is having to deal with the excrusiating pain which they haven't been able to control enough to make her comfortable. Hopefully today will be a big day in that the find the right amount of pain therapy to give her.

I am praying for her as I write this.

Prayers are sent from the Long house. I don't have the words....but you are in our thoughts.

Ralph

Scott,my prayers are sent.Ray

Scott, our prayers go out from Western NY for your daughter's quick recovery, relief from the pain, and for her family's strength. God Bless you all.

Paul

I don't mind telling you guys that I was going out of my head yesterday. First off, I did not find out about the surgary until 9a.m. when I talked to her mother. The last I knew it was scheduled for today. When I heard that, my heart just dropped. I was supposed to be there but because of a misunderstanding on my daughters side, I was told not to come. I woke up extremely anxious and did not know why until I found out. Her mother was actually nice and called periodically during the day to give me updates. I also don't mind saying, I had to take a couple extra anxiety and PTSD medications and I could not hold food down because of my nervous stomach so, it helped me a great deal to be able to write and share with you and to take my mind off her, even if it was for a brief time.

When I finally got the call that the surgury was over and they found no other signs of the Cancer spreading, I was as relieved as I could be. Although with anyone who has had Cancer, it could pop up again a year, 10 years or a month from now.

I am glad to hear your daughter is in recovery. I pray that she will be cancer free from here on out and that she has a speedy recovery.

Prayers continue for your entire family. We will just KNOW (name it and claim it!!) that the Dr's were "Guided" in their work, and all will, after rehabilitation, be well.

Prayers and very best wishes from up here in Mass.

Prayers continuing from Wyoming. Great news so far!

Our family's best wishes for her complete recovery.

Sincerely,

Allan

That is indeed great news! Please know that you and your family will be in my prayers for a complete recovery for your daughter.

Take care and God Bless.

Jim Smith

God Bless everyone who has responded. Brittany will have a long recovery but, I pray it won't be to painful of a process

Prayers coming from Pennsylvania.

Thank you Dave

Scott,
glad to hear there's hope for a good recovery. if you need to get out to chase some brookies in the SNP or hit Mossy and the likes shoot me an e-mail. I'm only a couple hours away in Wiliamsburg area.
Best,
Steve

Thoughts and prayers from Oregon.

Rocky

I would love to hook up and do some fishing with you. School starts back up on the 7th but, any weekend would be great and I could even meet you half way if there are good waters there to fish.

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Scott,
glad to hear there's hope for a good recovery. if you need to get out to chase some brookies in the SNP or hit Mossy and the likes shoot me an e-mail. I'm only a couple hours away in Wiliamsburg area.
Best,
Steve

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Glad to hear that things have gone as best as they could go. Hopefully recovery and rehab will progress smoothly and quickly. All the best.

- Jeff

I'm joining in prayer too.

Gandolf

I think once the pain is controlled she will perk up but, she is miserable right now

Scott,

You know that the prayers and thoughts of the many continue to pour forth from the confines of northern Michigan. Your observations about the pain are spot-on, as her mood should improve after the doctors determine the correct pain-med dosage.

"My kids"-- those to whom I teach fly-tying during the winter months --all bowed their heads in prayer again yesterday, as did their parents, as they know full well that which you and your daughter are enduring.

May the Good Lord bless you both... Jerry, aka hairwing530

Prayin' Bro!

Prayers from NE Ohio for a rapid relief from the pain and a smooth recovery and re-hab. God Bless to you and your daughter.

Thanks guys. Jerry, hooks arrived today. You really outdid yourself on the surprise this time. Tell me about the two feathers enclosed. They appear to be cut for wings but, what kind of feathers are they, they have a great color. Anyone looking for hooks has got to take up Hairwing530's offer. Nowhere on the internet are you going to find all that you receive for the small amount of money he is charging. Nowhere.

I can certainly sympathise on the chemo. I don't like it at all. Radiation treatments just made me tired.

I'm praying for her.

Scott,

Thanks for the "thumbs up." I try to exceed expectations whenever I can. Just ask my oncologists...

The addition of the two feathers(?) in your box is a nod to a tradition with some of my Scot and Irish relatives. When I visited them years ago, I saw more fishing in both Scotland and Ireland than I even knew existed. And, a few of said relatives put in a feather or two among the bags that they took astream just for luck. So.....

By the way, its color comes from its placement on a pheasant... Hope things are starting to improve for your daughter. Stay in touch, my friend... Jerry, aka hairwing530, aka soon to be "Captain Hooks" (Santa needs some rest...)

Thank you Jerry. Kevin, how are you doing my friend? You don't know how upset I was when I heard of your illness and hospital stay. It took me totally by surprize. I will pray for you as I also pray for Jerry.

Scott,

Not sure how I missed this thread, but our prayers are with you and your family. Glad everything seems to be progressing well.

Paul

Thank you, Scott. I'm doing very well for someone that wasn't supposed to survive to go home back in May. I'm not going anywhere any time soon. We seem to have the cancer slapped down pretty well for the time being. Just taking things day by day, enjoying friends and family and all the other blessings the good Lord has given me. :)

Kevin, I think I told you the story of my old friend in Mississippi, Adrian Crum. Sometimes in the early eighties he had a cancer the size of a grapefruit removed from his lungs. A few months later he had surgery again and the doctors gave him a few months to live. The last I heard a few years ago he was still bird hunting for quail. It was a well after the doctors wrote him off.

Very similar to my father. He was diagnosed with a melanoma tumor on his optic nerve, and doctors said it had spread to his stomach and liver. They gave him 6 months to a year to live. 6.5 years later, he is still going strong and this past year he learned how to fly fish. The main issue that we discovered, is that with only one eye, wade fishing is not for him (No depth perception).

Paul

On the opposite side of the coin, my dad was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer after doing exploritory surgery and died within three months of the surgery on New Years Day. The upside, my daughter was born Dec. 20 of the same year so, we took her to my dad in Hospice and let him hold her. He could not speak, smile or blink his eyes so we did not know if he even comprehended who it was until we went to pick her back up and he pulled her back. He died the following day with me and my brother there at his side. It was very hard for me, my father and I were very close. The fact that my daughters birth took place just shortly before my fathers untimely demise leads me to believe that in some way, there is some of my father in her.