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Surgery sched @ Duke

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    • April 10, 2014 at 4:01 pm
    Leslie’sHusband
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      Les is scheduled to have her "minimally invasive" (laproscopic) lymphadectomy of the left groin on Tuesday.  Turns out the delay in getting the path diagnosis from Duke was due to local hospital dragging their feet in sending the slides down to Duke.  Once received, we had our phone call the next day.  Duke will also be doing an ultrasound of her left ovary on Monday to make sure that the hot spot on the PET is nothing serious.  Local Docs already looked at it and deemed it nothing abnormal, but Dr. Tyler at Duke wanted another look.  Pray that the results will come back clean, and no further spread to the other lymph nodes.

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        • April 10, 2014 at 4:51 pm
        BrianP
        Participant

          I'll keep Les in my prayers.  It sounds like Dr. Tyler is being extra cautious which I always found him to be and which I also found very comforting.  I personally think the idea of minimally invasive lymphadectomy is an interesting one.  I wish you the best.

          Brian

          • April 10, 2014 at 4:51 pm
          BrianP
          Participant

            I'll keep Les in my prayers.  It sounds like Dr. Tyler is being extra cautious which I always found him to be and which I also found very comforting.  I personally think the idea of minimally invasive lymphadectomy is an interesting one.  I wish you the best.

            Brian

            • April 10, 2014 at 4:51 pm
            BrianP
            Participant

              I'll keep Les in my prayers.  It sounds like Dr. Tyler is being extra cautious which I always found him to be and which I also found very comforting.  I personally think the idea of minimally invasive lymphadectomy is an interesting one.  I wish you the best.

              Brian

              • April 10, 2014 at 10:54 pm
              Bubbles
              Participant

                Hey Les (and Hubbie)!

                I wish you the very best with negative everything!!!  Hang in there.  You got this!!!

                Another….les

                • April 10, 2014 at 10:54 pm
                Bubbles
                Participant

                  Hey Les (and Hubbie)!

                  I wish you the very best with negative everything!!!  Hang in there.  You got this!!!

                  Another….les

                  • April 10, 2014 at 10:54 pm
                  Bubbles
                  Participant

                    Hey Les (and Hubbie)!

                    I wish you the very best with negative everything!!!  Hang in there.  You got this!!!

                    Another….les

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