Posted on 06/04/2013 1:46:53 PM PDT by Justice
My wife of nearly 30 years and I received news yesterday that she is suffering from a melanoma. She will have more tests done at a yet to be determined time to see how far it has spread. She will need an invasive surgery to remove the one obvious tumor.
She and I have been Bible believing Christians our whole life together (We met and fell in love in Bible school) and we are clinging to prayer and God's Word.
This is a request to our Christian friends here on Free Republic to pray for her during this time.
She is a long time Freeper, a solid conservative and has been an active participant here on this forum since the Clinton years.
All prayers and advice from people who have dealt with similar issues are most welcome.
Prayers for all!
Prayers up.
Thank you for the update.
I’ll be praying!
Tina and I went into the Imaging facility Monday and it all went smoothly.
After fasting for 8 hours Tina was injected with a radiated sucrose and was told to sit very still for an hour. After the hour was up she went into the PET scan machine where she had to lay very still again for 45 minutes while the machine captured all the various images. The hardest part seemed to be just staying still for a long time. The injection wasn't painful which was great. After it was done the technician said they got a very good & clear image of Tina's whole body.
The Consultation:
On Wednesday we met with the Doctor in Honolulu who will do the surgery. He went over the findings of the PET scan with us and also laid out the path forward. Tina has a malignant melanoma which will require a partial vulvectomy. The PET scan also picked up cancer on several lymph nodes in the groin area as well as something which was unclear on her breast.
One bright spot is that after the Doctor in Honolulu examined Tina he told us he had been concerned that the obvious tumor may have connected itself to the bone. After the examination he told us it was not attached and the surgery to remove it would be fairly straight forward.
The Surgery is set to take place on June 24th in Honolulu. We will need to travel back to Honolulu a day or so before that.
The surgery:
The Doctor will remove the obvious tumor and also remove the infected lymph nodes. He will also do a biopsy of the infected breast area to determine if that is a malignant tumor.
Point of concern: The Doctor thinks there is a chance that one of the lymph nodes in the groin area is very close to a major artery that feeds the leg and so it MAY be in a dangerous area. He doesn’t want to remove that node if it is too close and there is a chance of perforating the artery.
Another point of concern: Even though the PET scan shows no sign of spread beyond the nodes there is a significant chance there is some spread which is not currently detectible. Please pray this is not the case.
Points for prayer:
1. Complete healing.
2. Easy smooth travel back to Honolulu.
3. God’s anointing on the doctor nurses and other support persons involved in the surgery.
4. The Doctor would be able to remove the entire obvious tumor and all of the infected lymph nodes without complication.
5. Peace, wisdom and perseverance as we pursue this difficult path together.
6. Tina will need to undergo Chemo therapy afterwards in the hopes of eliminating any other cancer cells that may be in her system. Pray that this may be effective.
Thanks for your prayers and support.
Prayers for you and yours. Thank you for the update.
Prayers sent, in Jesus’ name.
Please keep us updated.
Thanks for the update. Prayers for Tina and you as you face this challenge. And prayers for the medical team that the surgery is clear and straightforward with no complications. And we pray for Tina’s complete healing.
Our best prayers going your way for the planned surgery.
prayers up for your wife and your family. Thank you for the update.
In prayer
Chickensoup
Holding you both in my heart and in my prayers. Thank you for the update.
Sometimes the very things that test us are the things that also help us to grow. I will pray that God sends love and healing. Be strong and keep your eyes on the Lord.
Prayers up for all of your points.
Continued prayers that all goes well.
Prayers that she completely recovers.
You may COUNT on our prayers!
Kicking the Prayers into high gear.
Will be praying for all that you asked.
Prayers for you and your wife. I had a melanoma years ago, but fortunately all that was required was its removal. But I recall reading that melanoma, while dangerous, is one of the cancers with the highest rates of spontaneous or unexplained remission.
So prayers for you both!
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