Breaking- Kennedy Surgery Has Been Successful

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[Parche]

1. That was quick

:woohoo: :hi:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Quick? Yeah, I think he's got connections ...

Anyway, good luck, Ted.
:hi:

[Symarip]

2. Good!

Great news.

[Hope And Change]

3. Great news!Thanks for posting.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Excellent news.

Thanks for sharing.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. They Said He Might Need Physical Therapy As Well As Chemo And Radiation

Because healthy tissue might be affected...

[jefferson_dem]

28. I suspect that is routine with this procedure.

I heard Teddy was not under general anesthesia while being operated so as to ensure he is able to maintain critical neuro functionality. I can't even imagine going through that.

Get well soon, Liberal Lion! We need you!

[midnight]

34. I knew the Irish were tough, but that is hard to imagine.

Glad to hear that this part is over, hopefully things will get easier.

[The Doctor.]

31. Luckily, even brain surgery isn't brain surgery...

There's a little more room for error than you might think for two reasons;

1) You have to screw up very badly, make a serious slip, to create a noticeable malfunction. In the motor region, there's a great deal of forgiveness.

2) Brains heal marvelously from expert surgery. Especially the motor region. If all was successful, then he should be fully recovered in about two weeks.

The only real concerns now are 'did they get enough of it' and 'how well will he do under chemo'.

[Adelante]

41. That's wonderful

Thank you for the information.

And thanks to DemSinceBirth for the OP :hi:

[BrklynLib at work]

5. Great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting.

[WA98296]

6. Thank God and those surgeons. Speedy recovery, Senator Kennedy, we love you!

[JVS]

8. How much time can this buy him?

[MelissaB]

18. It bought my mother

4-5 months and they weren't great quality months, either. This was 5 years ago this summer though.

[SoCalDem]

My friend only got a few months as well

:(

[MelissaB]

25. Sorry to hear that about your friend.

It's a hellava cancer. :(

[SoCalDem]

33. Hers was an astrocytoma.. she died on her 36th birthday

It was many years ago, and it still makes me cry .. her husband was an ASS. He was having an affair & left her while she was still in the hospital. He was a geologist for Bechtel, and went off to Kuwait with his girlfriend the day before she was released from the hospital..

My other friend and I took turns taking her to radiation & chemo & caring for her kids (7 & 4) at the time she died.. Her kids were both on her bed beside her (at home) when she died..

After she died, he had her buried in Albuquerque rather than to spring for the cash to send her body back home to her family in Indiana. Her mother & father were too old to come out & help, so she had NO ONE to help her...

He also wanted us to put the kids on a TRAIN ..to go all the way back to Indiana, so a relative there could "take them in".. We managed to find some phone numbers, and someone came for them..I forget now if it was a cousin or aunt.. I think someone eventually had her body sent back there for re-burial.. I lost touch with the family over the years..

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. What Was The Prognosis When They Did The Surgery?

My mom , ninety, had Stage 3 Colon Cancer and had a resection eight years ago and hasn't had a recurrence without chemo...

[MelissaB]

35. The doctors suspected a glioma and the surgery and removal confirmed it.

She was only 56 at the time and no other health issues. Diagnosis in Jan., flew to Houston for surgery, home for radiation and then chemo later, and she died in June. It's a mean, fast sonofabitch. :(

[DemocratSinceBirth]

37. I Am So Sorry...My Dad Died At 58 Of A Heart Attack

I was only fourteen...

[frogcycle]

9. don't overreact

it was to locate the tumor, not to remove it

[MelissaB]

22. What they usually do is remove all they can.

Some "threads" of this cancer can't be removed. It's like a spider web.

[rox63]

23. I heard they were going to remove portions of the tumor if it was safe n/t

[polichick]

10. Fantastic news!!!!

[Politics_Guy25]

16. Excellent news

I wish him all the best.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. Great news!

I am so glad for the Kennedy family.

[mikelgb]

12. yay

[Waya]

13. Great News....

[Bill219]

14. confirmed with link to Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/


Breaking news 2:02 PM
Kennedy out of surgery
Senator Edward M. Kennedy's doctor said the brain surgery was successful and "accomplished our goals."

[mod mom]

17. EXCELLENT NEWS!!!

[Melinda]

19. Great news, and many, many prayers sent out to Senator Kennedy and his family for a full recovery.

:grouphug:

[myrna minx]

20. Excellent news!

:hug:

[globalvillage]

21. Wonderful news.

Thanks.

[blogslut]

24. I'm glad he got through it

I hope all will be well. I'm familiar with glioblastoma. I wish I wasn't.

[liberaldem4ever]

26. Great News!!!

God bless him-hope he recovers and feels much better soon. :)

[thewiseguy]

27. Great news. Get well Ted.

[redstate_democrat]

30. Thank God! Get well soon Sen. Kennedy!

[Annces]

32. Great n/t

[high density]

36. He has quite the sense of humor

'A Kennedy spokeswoman said the senator spoke with his wife, Vicki, right after surgery, telling her: “I feel like a million bucks. I think I’ll do that again tomorrow.”'

[frickaline]

40. That's extra good news because

the removed tumor was near the speech center of the brain.

[frickaline]

38. WONDERFUL news!

YAY, I <3 my senator! :hug:

What a fighter.
Only 1 week of hospital time they said this morning. He should be home soon.

[4_Legs_Good]

39. WOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!

That's great news. I hope he can continue on this track to some kind of recovery.

David

[Hepburn]

42. Thank gawd!

Thanks for posting the good news.

Get well soon, Sen. Kennedy!