LBJ, I am just seeign this now as I have been off the grid here for a while moving my office.
My prayers are with you. And don't believe that you have X years shit. They told my Mother In Law she had 4 months to live with Stage 4 cancer, she lived 9 more years. Yes there were shitty time with chemo and treatments and needles and hospitals. But she had trips to vegas, saw he daughter get married, saw both of her grandchildren be born and start to grow up. They remember her fondly every day.

Fight, stay positive and Fight again.

Godspeed in your journey.
Timdogg6

i'm praying for successful surgery and a great recovery, we're bending God's ear..

Praying that God guide the hands and eyes of the doctors and nurses as they remove this illness, and for Him to grant you strength on your road to recovery.

Still hoping for some good news. Anyone heard anything?

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They're telling me I get...wireless internet.

Remember. Don't send anything that looks classified.

Would not be surprised if maybe he is cursing out the hospital "Free" internet because for everyone's safety, SigForum is being filtered out as a "GUN" site and he is not able to access!

This is lbj’s sister with a post-surgery update on my brother.
All began as expected yesterday (Monday), with the laparoscopic robotic kidney removal procedure first. The tumor was larger & more well-connected than anticipated, so it was harder to remove; they had to make an incision about 3 times longer than planned to get it out, and finally had to reach in to pull it out of him. We later heard that the mass of the kidney, the tumor, and the usual fatty tissue encasing it unfolded to the size of a football. This has become one of my brother’s stories to tell staff & visitors – and yes, despite everything, he is still telling stories & cracking jokes. Thank goodness!
The hernia removal was routine, yesss. Then came post-op. Because of the much larger incision, the pain was at least a 10 and for a while it seemed impossible to give lbj relief. The docs suggested an epidural, which they administered and slowly but surely his pain has gone down. As I write, it is down to around 4 or 5.
It was a very rough night! He had an asthma attack which was awful for him, but after a call to his doc at 4 this morning, lbj is getting a treatment every 4 hours that is really helping. Today he took a short walk, he’s having more liquids on the way to soft foods.
The pathology report won’t come in for days. If he is still in hospital when his doc receives it, they will talk then; if it comes back later, this is never a conversation done over the phone so the doc will discuss when lbj & mrs. lbj come in for his appointment early next week.

Though I’m not a member of Sig Forum, I have been following this thread since lbj told me he was posting here. Your prayers, your words of hope & encouragement, your stories of your own experiences with what he’s going through, your ideas & advice have been amazing to me. You already know how much my brother appreciates you all, and now I must tell you how very grateful I am for the way your are holding him in your minds & hearts.

Thank you for the update, lil' sis!!!

Good to hear that lbj's pain is being managed. With everything that was going on, I was assuming the hernia repair would be the LEAST of everyone's worry. Prayers for a full and quick recovery are still being lifted up to The Great Physician!!!

God bless!!

Please wish him for from us all here. Thanks for the update as well.

Thanks for the hopeful update! Our best wishes to LBJ and the family for more good reports.

Thoughts and prayers sent from here.

Thank you for taking the time to update us. Keeping my fingers crossed for him.

LBJ, thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. May God Bless you and watch after your family till your feeling better and are able too.

Prayers continuing for lbj and his family

Prayers sent up along with best wishes. I know of people who were told they had 3-5 years and they are still with us many years later. I firmly believe your attitude plays a big part in the healing process.

LBJ,
Prayers and best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.

lbj and sister,

Thank you for keeping our little family updated on what is happening with you. Prayers and good thoughts to you all..

Thank you for the update. Hang in there.

Thank you, lbj's sister. We sincerely appreciate the update and I am glad to hear that he is on his feet, if only for a short interval. Here's to a speedy recovery, and a very long life.

My best friend is going through this as well.. Prayers for LBJ and his family hope you are feeling better soon!!