From Karen/Jack Rothenburg [karjack(a)rogers.com]
Hi all......Dad had to be at the hospital at 0600 this morning and left for
the OR at 0710......the surgery could take up to seven hours and as I
haven't heard from anyone, I suspect no news is good news. The tumour had
caused quite a narrowing in Dad's colon and his CSA (colon specific
antigens) (for cancer) are at 17 - normal is 0-3. A CT scan and biopsies of
the colon all show benign, so until the Doctor gets in there, we don't know
anything for sure. Greg and I will be returning to the hospital tonight and
hopefully will be able to get further information then. With our computer
problems, I seem to have lost the RCD
association email address......could you pass along the information to
them......Dad would sure appreciate any letters or emails. Greg and I are
taking turns staying with Mom.....she can be left for very short periods on
her own. I'll have Don update you as news comes along.......could you let Ed
Grennon and any one else know what is up as well.....Thanks.....Lynn