Pearce Love Strength

Tonight

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I made it thru surgery, it's been hard as heck - I've been wiped out it all here's a pick from tonight '

Love & Prayers

We're on!

Waiting in pre-op, about to head to O.R. - Some good sedation starting to kick in.

I have decided to envision this as going for Liposuction - I am visualizing myself at 6' and 205lbs! SEXY!!!

And in my new post cancer life I will maintain that weight! Ummmmm SEXY!!


I'm leaving now- I love u all!!

From Patrick Swayze to Steve Jobs to Peter Griffin

Now I understand what happened during the discovery of the cancer in my liver last week. It took a long time to identify the pathology. And the Dr's had trouble matching the newly found cells with the original tumor in my Pancreas.

Going back to my initial diagnosis, you may know it took an exceptionally long amount of time to identify the cells taken from the tumor out on Long Island. Indeed I ended up having 3 Endoscopies (sp?) (Needle Biopsy's)  where they sampled the Tumor before they could identify the type of cells. (The Patrick Swayze Type- aka Nasty)

So when they found the cells in my liver and sampled them (Bigger Sample) they identified them as Neuro Endocrine a different type of cancer cell (The Steve Jobs Type-somewhat Less Nasty)

Although it is possible to have the two types existing at the same time it is highly unlikely.

Now, going back, they believe that the cells in the Pancreas are also the Neuro Endocrine type.

This is really good news, and provides a little more hope! :)

So theres the Steve Jobs Type, The Patrick Swayze type.....and my type The Peter Griffin Type.

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Ready for Surgery 'One mo time

I developed a weird ailment where I would feel light headed and as if I was about to faint, it ended up pretty bad and I was admitted to Memorial Hospital- While in there they did all the tests for the Whipple operation, along with brain scans etc. I have to say it was a very good experience, the nurses and the staff there were remarkable, the whole place was drama free, and the food wasn't too bad either!

So i got out after 4 days, with some changes to my medicines, and I feel much better.

Now on Easter Sunday I am entering the week before my surgery, I am tentatively scheduled for April the 16th.

This week I have many Dr Appointments in order to getting clearance from the Cardiologist, Neurologist, Oncologist and Surgeon.

I also will have Acupuncture, Meditation, and Massage treatments. And most importantly I will try to relax and be strong and do somethings thst make me happy, like today being in Provincetown, and then maybe getting to the park etc.

I will be ready come next Monday! :)

Love to everyone!!

Hold The Chemo

I was not excited to be restarting the Chemo, so when i received a call 2 days before my start date telling me to hold off on starting with the oral Chemo, because it was taking an unusual amount of time to get the pathology reports from the Liver Cancer back..... I wasn't too disappointed.

Then on the day I was supposed to start I got another call from the Oncologists office telling me not to take the drugs and please come see Her on the next day.

I was surprised when i met with the Dr and she informed me that she was optimistic because the type of cells they found in the liver were a non aggressive type and they feel I can be a candidate for the operation again.! !

Wow- I was then scheduled to meet up again with the surgeon on Tuesday.

I was excited to again feel I had a chance to get rid of the tumor, and a bit scared again at the thought of that big operation.

Post Surgery Plan

So I had to get used to the idea that Surgery was not an option.

Peter Griffin- I call my Tumor Peter Griffin based upon the Family Guy character. I named him almost immediately upon his discovery. My association was that he (the Tumor) was a dopey middle aged guy of very limited intelligence taking up space in my life.

Now my chance to get him outta my belly was gone? Shit!

But the battle goes on! The next meetings were with the encologist, who laid out a Chemotherapy plan that would start right away. She explained in her compassionate way about the cells that were found in the liver and that they were analyzing them.

5 days till chemo-starts up again......oh Joy! How the hell can Peter Griffin be playing such a strong hand??

Well 5 days of trying to feel strong again!!