The "C" Word SUCKS - my husband has a 12 inch incision on his belly and had 12 inches of small intestine removed last week - he had a blockage - the blockage was Carcinoid Cancer! They were able to remove all of it from the intestine but he has a mass on his lymph node which they were unable to remove because it is to close to an artery! Now we have to wait for the Oncology Dept at VA to call us for an appt to decide on what happens next. From everything I have read on the Internet - this type of cancer is very slow growing with a life expectancy of 5 - 20 years. The problem is that Bob has had this blockage going on for the past 3 years. I had told him to go to the Dr. everytime he had an attack but he wouldn't! I don't want anything to happen to him - I am scared and I want my Mom (she would know what to do) but since she passed away just about 1 year ago I am alone! I am so sad!
