[beyond the sea]

A real good guy. This is very, very sad.

However, and I hesitate to mention this, but I have to wonder how long he may have lived had the doctors not begun their "work".

[prisoner6]

I have to wonder how long he may have lived had the doctors not begun their "work".

I was thinking the same thing. As far as symptoms he was admitted to the hospital July tenth thought to be suffering from overwork and the "flu". Mild headaches and an overall tiredness. He was admitted to get some rest and that's when they did the testing that discovered abnormalities. It turned out he had 4 small tumors on his brain.

A friend of mine is a registered nurse who has been with patients with the same type of cancer. She told me that people who she's had experince with usually pass around 45 days after diagnosis. Mayor O'Connor is in this 52nd day I believe.

prisoner6

[I_Like_Spam]

The mayor was admitted to Shadyside Hospital after visiting the ER there with flu-like symptoms the first week of July. He only went to the ER as his doctor was out of town at the time.

He was diagnosed with this very rare form of cancer within a couple of days, aggressive treatment was initiated within just a few days afer that.

[3catsanadog]

However, and I hesitate to mention this, but I have to wonder how long he may have lived had the doctors not begun their "work".

My mother had been having severe back pains in mid to late 1990. She went to the doctor finally about it right after Christmas, had a cat scan done, where it was shown some markings. The doctor wanted her in the hospital for further tests.

She walked into the hospital January 8 - after taking down the Christmas decorations and grocery shopping for Dad while she was in the hospital. I talked with her on the phone that morning and she sounded up - "I'm just glad I'm going to get this pain fixed."

Two weeks later she was dead. They did a biospsy which showed malignancy. January 15 they performed surgery which confirmed cancer in her liver and spreading all over her abdominal area. Jan. 24th, she died.

She may have lived somewhat longer but with ever more increasing pain, I'm sure. I think that if surgery is performed, the body has to take alot of the energy used for fighting the cancer and send it to healing the surgical incisions and it's just too much.

[GregB]

I will secound that!!!! It tears down the immune system.

[4yearlurker]

I told my wife the exact same thing last night! He seemed healthy till the doctors got hold of him. They hit him with radiation,drilled holes in his head,bombarded him with pills. He might very well be sitting at his desk right now if he didn't go into the hospital. For how long,who knows.