Posted on 02/25/2015 6:20:43 PM PST by DCBryan1
As you may already know, Dad has had alot of problems lately.
He has early stage (T1) pancreatic Ductile adenocarcinoma (PDAC). He is having a Roux-en-y procedure tomorrow AM, followed by a "Whipple " procedure if the cancer doctors do not find any metastatic tissue.
Any prayers for Jim Bryan (#4 all time Arkansas high school basketball scorer with 2,700+ points (before 3-points invented ) ) would be appreciated.
Prayers also for St. Vincent's cancer surgeon team and Dr. Jones, too. Thanks!
Father God,
We thank You that we can come before You with our petitions for icwhatudo’s Dad. We know every Promise in the Bible is True. What You do for one, You’ll do for another. You have no favorites.
We thank You for the victory we have through Christ Jesus. By His stripes we were healed. Jesus’ name is above all names. Every name must bow to Him.
We declare in the name of Jesus that Pancreatic Ductile adenocarcinoma must bow. We curse the root of this disease and command it to leave in Jesus name.
May Holy Spirit flow through this Dad, cleansing him of every cancer cell.
We believe in miracles!!! We believe the doctors will find a good report when they do this procedure.
To God be the Glory!
In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.
Sending prayers for your Dad’s successful surgery and recovery. Prayers also for you and your family.
Adding my prayers for your dad that the surgery is successful. May God watch over his surgeons, too.
Prayers up!
Prayers for your Dad and your family.
Praise the Lord, all glory to GOD.
Prayers up for your Dad and his loved ones.
Praying for your dad.
First my prayer is that G_D will guide the surgeon's hand and your Dad will be blessed and survive to spend many more years with you and your family.
Yes, it is a very complicated and long surgery. It will take a while to recover. A lot of nerves and organs get removed or reconstructed. Life will never be normal again but he can live with the outcome if the cancer is eradicated. Trust me, it is worth it.
In October 2002, I had to make the same choices as your Dad. Time is very important as the cancer spreads very quickly. Usually by the time one is diagnosed the cancer is inoperable and many times survival time is measured in days and months. It is a good sign that your Dad has qualified for the surgery. Many don't qualify because the cancer has been found in a later stage. Mine was detected at an early stage. Even so, I was obese (370 lbs) and in my late 50's. I was weak and not very healthy.
By Thanksgiving day I was in surgery for 9 hours undergoing the Whipple procedure. Everything went well and I was expected to recover. But four days later I was back into surgery for another 9 hours because my body was rejecting half the pancreas and spleen that they tried to save and I was running a 104 temperature from infection and starting to deteriorate fast. They removed the rejected pancreas and spleen and cleaned up the infection and off I went into intensive care and an induced coma for 14 days. When I finally awoke from the coma, I was very weak and had to relearn to walk, function as a type 1 (really type 0) diabetic, eat differently, and cope with many other life style changes. The prognosis was I had 2 to 5 more years at best.
To make a long story short, I don't know why I'm here except to say to others who are walking this path, that there is hope and not to give up. I honestly believe it was my faith in G_D (the father, the son, and the holy ghost) and the prayers of my family and many friends (of all religions) that saw me through this crisis. And they will see your Dad through his. Remember it's in G_D's hands whatever we face. May G_D bless your dad, the surgeon, the medical staff, you, and your family and friends at this time. And be brave...
Big prayers to you from me!
Prayers respectfully offered. And may God be with all of you through this difficult time.
Prayers up for your father and for you and your family.
Prayers up for your father and for you and your family.
Its for DCBryan1’s dad, not mine :)
Prayers extended and our thoughts are with you both.
Heartfelt prayers went up. God knows for whom it was intended. :)
Yep, and I think God knows who they were for :)
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