My brother Larry had a four and a half hour surgery today to remove cancer from his colon. Due to the location of the cancer, he received a permanent colostomy. According to the Surgeon everything went well. Larry's surgeon has a reputation for being very thorough and taking very good care of his patients. That has been our experience thus far. Tonight Larry is in ICU as a precaution due to his seizures. His pain is being managed but there is obviously a lot of pain. It is expected that Larry will be in the hospital 7 days or so. Pathology reports will hopefully confirm what the Dr. presently believes, which is that they removed all the cancer. No radiation or chemo treatments are scheduled at this time. With Larry having just recovered from a broken hip, this has felt like a set back. However there is hope that Larry will recover and adjust to the changes before him. Thank you for your prayers.
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