Another prayers thread

• hang_loose

  Prayers from Sunbury, Ohio. Tell your sister to enjoy the extra attention and rest she is receiving.
  
  Best wishes.
• Squirmydog

  Prayers from GCC as well.
• GoChiefs

  

  Since I've received a few PM's about it...there is nothing new yet. They were hoping to get the surgery in yesterday..but they weren't able to fit her in on the schedule. So it is for sure going to be at 12:30 pm today. Good news is...they don't believe it's cancerous. But depending on what it's attached to, she could end up losing all her lady parts if it's attached to her uterus, have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of her life if it's attached to her intestines, and numerous other scenarios. From the cat scans..they believe it's only attached to the stomach...if that's the case...just a simple remove with no permanent damage. The Dr. also said he believes it's been in there for around a year.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Continued prayers for your Sis. Especially today
• GoChiefs

  

  She just got out of surgery. Everything went PERFECT. They were able to save everything and only had to remove the tumor. They don't believe it's cancerous either. Doc said don't throw a party just yet, b/c they don't have the results back, but he'd say he's about 90% positive it's not cancer. They did get a surprise when they opened her up. It was not the size of a basketball like they thought! It was the size of TWO basketballs! Doc is having them weight it, but hasn't heard anything 'official'. He said he guesstimates it ways between 25 and 30 pounds!!! Said it was by far one of the biggest he has seen.
• Hb31187

  

  25-30 pounds? MY GOD
  
  But glad everything went smoothly
• Fab1b

  

  In my thoughts!!
• j_crazy

  

  how fucking scary would this be?
  
  good to know she's going to be fine. I'm curious as to why they think it formed in the first place. I'm not prying, but why do tumors form if they're not cancerous?
• GoChiefs

  

  I'm not sure. That's a good question. I'll see if I can find out, or if anyone knows the answer. Please fill us in.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Glad to hear things went well today. Will keep praying the test results bring good news too
• LJ

  

  j_crazy wrote: how fucking scary would this be?
  
  good to know she's going to be fine. I'm curious as to why they think it formed in the first place. I'm not prying, but why do tumors form if they're not cancerous?

  My dad's Dr's answer was "we don't know". His tumor was twice the size of his kidney, but no cancer was found.
  
  I'm glad everything went great with your sister GoChiefs. It usually takes 3-5 days to get the results back. My dad didn't have his full results till he went to his 10th day staple removal.
• UA5straightin2008

  

  tumors grow because a cell continues to divide even when you dont need them to. then those cells divide, even when you dont need them to. benign tumors do not invade local tissue. they typically do not come back because you remove all the problemed/defective cells in the process of removing the tumor. benign tumors can be fatal if they grow to the point where they push against vital organs (i.e. the brain).
  
  so basically, she had a malfunction cell that continued to divide and divide and divide until it got to the size it is now. because the tumor was removed and it did not invade any tissue, all of those cells are now out of the body, and she should be just fine
  
  glad to hear it all went well!
• j_crazy

  

  UA5straightin2008 wrote: tumors grow because a cell continues to divide even when you dont need them to. then those cells divide, even when you dont need them to. benign tumors do not invade local tissue. they typically do not come back because you remove all the problemed/defective cells in the process of removing the tumor. benign tumors can be fatal if they grow to the point where they push against vital organs (i.e. the brain).
  
  so basically, she had a malfunction cell that continued to divide and divide and divide until it got to the size it is now. because the tumor was removed and it did not invade any tissue, all of those cells are now out of the body, and she should be just fine
  
  glad to hear it all went well!

  
  you googled that didn't you?
• LJ

  

  j_crazy wrote:

  UA5straightin2008 wrote: tumors grow because a cell continues to divide even when you dont need them to. then those cells divide, even when you dont need them to. benign tumors do not invade local tissue. they typically do not come back because you remove all the problemed/defective cells in the process of removing the tumor. benign tumors can be fatal if they grow to the point where they push against vital organs (i.e. the brain).
  
  so basically, she had a malfunction cell that continued to divide and divide and divide until it got to the size it is now. because the tumor was removed and it did not invade any tissue, all of those cells are now out of the body, and she should be just fine
  
  glad to hear it all went well!

  
  you googled that didn't you?

  
  That's the how but not the why. Like I said, most Dr's will say they don't know on the "why".
• UA5straightin2008

  

  j_crazy wrote:

  UA5straightin2008 wrote: tumors grow because a cell continues to divide even when you dont need them to. then those cells divide, even when you dont need them to. benign tumors do not invade local tissue. they typically do not come back because you remove all the problemed/defective cells in the process of removing the tumor. benign tumors can be fatal if they grow to the point where they push against vital organs (i.e. the brain).
  
  so basically, she had a malfunction cell that continued to divide and divide and divide until it got to the size it is now. because the tumor was removed and it did not invade any tissue, all of those cells are now out of the body, and she should be just fine
  
  glad to hear it all went well!

  
  you googled that didn't you?

  no i am a biology major and i learned about cancer (benign, malignant and metastatic tumors) in my cell and molecular biology class
• UA5straightin2008

  

  well what it comes down to is a defecting, malfunctioning cell, but why that cell is defecting/malfunctioning is unknown
• tcarrier32

  

  http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/tumor-cells.html
• GoChiefs

  

  My son asked her what she was going to name it. LOL
• GoChiefs

  

  Well...she got to go home today. Of course she's still in some pain, but it's under control. If you've been curious as to what a 30 pound tumor looks like..just click on the link. Figured I'd hyperlink it for those that don't want to see it. It is pretty graphic and nasty. Lol
  
  Photo of the tumor they removed.
• september63

  

  Good Luck and prayers to your sister. Ill politely pass on viewing the tumor.
• Darkon

  

  Glad to hear your sister is doing well!
• skank

  

  GoChiefs wrote: Well...she got to go home today. Of course she's still in some pain, but it's under control. If you've been curious as to what a 30 pound tumor looks like..just click on the link. Figured I'd hyperlink it for those that don't want to see it. It is pretty graphic and nasty. Lol
  
  Photo of the tumor they removed.

  Thanks for the picture you sick bastard....:@.
  
  Glad everything went well....hope they continue to....sick bastard.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Holy shit I just looked at the picture of the tumor.
  
  
  
  
  Glad she is in the mend.
• mtrulz

  Thank God she's doing well.
• killer_ewok

  

  Happy to hear that she is doing better.