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To the Troops,
TJ is finally out of surgery and all went well. Dr. Cusack performed laparoscopic surgery to remove the mass in the colon without any issues. He will be in recovery for the next 2 hours and then moved to a room where we should be able to see him. The surgical team got a bit of a late start as the actual procedure began around 12:10 pm. Thanks again to everyone for so closely following Teej’s progress and ...
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TJ was “very ready” to get this surgery over with and was brought in at approximately 10:30am to have the mass removed from his colon. We anticipate the surgery will begin sometime around 11:30am and should take approximately 3 hours or so. It is hopeful that Dr. Cusack will perform the surgery using a laparoscopic technique which will be much less invasive. . I will update everyone once we hear from the surgeon.
Again, many thanks to TJ’s Army as everyone’s ...
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Everyone,
Great news! We met with TJ’s surgeon minutes ago to hear that TJ had the best of possible outcomes. Dr. Tanabe successfully removed 9 lesions/tumors from his liver leaving enough healthy liver so that he can continue to “Beat The Challenge”. We learned that we should expect some bumps along the road to recovery but again, the surgery, 6 1/2 hours long, was a success.
Once again, we cannot thank everyone enough for the positive thoughts and prayers. At this moment ...
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Everyone,
Teej was wheeled off to surgery this morning at 6 AM telling us all and especially Amanda that he was going to be just fine and he would see us on the “flip side” of the procedure. We have to remind ourselves constantly that surgery is a positive path since it was not a consideration when he was first diagnosed back in July. Lacking any alternative cure (as of today) surgery is the only cure for colon cancer. Thanks to ...
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Tonight, I curl up in my comfortable bed with my beautiful girlfriend and have my last peaceful, relaxing, sweet dreams for…. well, for sometime…. Tomorrow…… Tomorrow, the battle begins against one of the worst enemies we have come to know in this day and age. It affects all of us and attacks and kills relentlessly regardless of age, health, strength, social status or race. I am not a hero, or a soldier, or a warrior, where I can take this ...
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Two of my favorite people: Amanda’s sister Jess and her betrothed James took the effort to create “Team TJ” for a 3 mile walk to benefit the Colon Cancer Coalition. So while I’m beating the crap out of this disease, this walk looks to create awareness, raise funds to prevent, detect and treat it. I think we all agree actions speak louder than words, so if you can help out ...
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Today I had the port-a-cath inserted below my right clavicle bone. This will be the median by which we launch the first attack on this disease. You can check out what the port looks like here: http://bardaccess.com/port-powerport.php. I will take some pictures to show you guys my new third nipple as soon as the incisions heal and I can correct this crazy lopsided chest hair shave they got going on lol. I am definitely a little sore from the ...
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Amanda, my parents and I headed to an early morning appointment at 7:00 am and were able to meet my new and phenomenal medical staff. But not before I was able to make a quick blog post. To be honest, I am completely overwhelmed with the support that has poured in from family, friends, friends of friends and some amazing people that I have never officially yet met in my life. To explain the breadth of the support messages that ...
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