My Dad is 81 years old with many health problems. 7 stints, bladder cancer, high blood pressure. He also has to have a 10-16 hour surgery to remove this gelatinous growth in his abdominal cavity, the growth is 25 pounds. He had it removed 5 years ago and it grew back. Its some kind of rare condition that pinches off his large intestine and prevents him from going #2. Now Colon cancer.
He won't tell any family members what's going on, I have to find out from his close friend and family lawyer the facts, weird?
You doctors out there, what is the chance of a man in his 80"s surviving an intense surgery like this? Apparently when they are in there the plan is to try and kill the colon cancer with chemo injections, (some new procedure).
The entire family wishes he would talk about it. He is old school and thinks its a sign of weakness to discuss his health issues, he does not even tell my Mom, his wife much.
