fishgutzy
Senior Member
Updating Based on new, more complete info. Saint Elizabeth's did find the cancer. However, Ines didn't tell anyone until after he went back to PR.
One if my wife's brothers, was admitted for symptoms related to anemia. Red cell count so low he required immediate transfusions. They ran a few tests but apparently didn't actually do any tests that would find the cause.
Transfusions seemed to stabilize him. He was released. Medicare rules may have limited the options available for testing.
He went back to PR. Very soon he was back in the hospital again.
Large malignant tumors in his stomach and lungs.
Prognosis is not good. Doctors said they are two different cancers. They can only treat one at a time. He is in his 70's.
There is a history of multiple cancers in NY wife's family. Stomach and breast cancer among them.
I met this man in 1996. He took me fishing in PR. A little skiff with a 25hp outboard. Two times we went out on it.
The first time we were in rolling 5 for swells. Puked my guts out.
Second time was a dead flat sea night. We were out all night.
Love this man like an older brother despite him not speaking English and I don't speak Spanish.
Still holding out hope. But Lung cancer has a nearly 100% mortality rate.
Stomach cancer is what took their maternal grandmother at the age of 96.
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One if my wife's brothers, was admitted for symptoms related to anemia. Red cell count so low he required immediate transfusions. They ran a few tests but apparently didn't actually do any tests that would find the cause.
Transfusions seemed to stabilize him. He was released. Medicare rules may have limited the options available for testing.
He went back to PR. Very soon he was back in the hospital again.
Large malignant tumors in his stomach and lungs.
Prognosis is not good. Doctors said they are two different cancers. They can only treat one at a time. He is in his 70's.
There is a history of multiple cancers in NY wife's family. Stomach and breast cancer among them.
I met this man in 1996. He took me fishing in PR. A little skiff with a 25hp outboard. Two times we went out on it.
The first time we were in rolling 5 for swells. Puked my guts out.
Second time was a dead flat sea night. We were out all night.
Love this man like an older brother despite him not speaking English and I don't speak Spanish.
Still holding out hope. But Lung cancer has a nearly 100% mortality rate.
Stomach cancer is what took their maternal grandmother at the age of 96.
Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk
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