Hi all, Just writing to let you all know that my 16 yr old nephew will be having surgery June 19th at Cleveland Clinic by Dr. James Church. He is having the...
Doug, Hi, my husband has had a doctor in St Louis but he is only a surgeon. Although we were very happy with him. He is at St John's Mercy in the West County...
Judy, Thanks for the doctor's name. I'll check him out. The doc that did the endoscopy said he would search for a specialist and I haven't heard back yet....
... James ... say it ... Please ... Hi Sheila, I saw pictures of the laproscopic surgery Dr. Church does at the 2000 HCCA conference. I'm convinced thats the...
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Hi. He will be in my prayers on that day! I do have a question about the surgery though. Is that new to be doing it laproscopically? I have never heard of...
Hi all My husband just got a letter in the mail that after his last surgery May 3 blood work was done that showed he had antibodies in his blood. Has anyone...
I am glad that Meghan did well with her scope ... it makes the future that much easier. I think Meghan's stomach polyps are pretty much "normal" for this...
Sheila - He will be in my thoughts and prayers. I am amazed that they can remove the colon with a laprascopy. I suspect it will be a huge improvement over...
... smooth ... Hi all, to answer a few things, my nephew's name is Josh Coleman, he's 17 and lives in Michigan. The laparoscopic colectomy is a newer...
Just thought I'd run this past the group to see if anyone else has experienced this, or knows if it might be related to FAP. My nephew, incidently the same...
My husband Jim was diagnosed with colon cancer and had surgery to remove the right side of his colon and resection 2 weeks ago. We have decided to postpone...
I was diagnosed with FAP in January 2002. My daughter was tested for the gene and she has it too. She is 12 years old. She just had a colonoscopy and there...
Hello, I just joined this group, so don't know anyone personally yet, but might be able to help you out with a doctor. I have FAP, and am seeing Dr. Aliperti...
Kathy, I know of a few people who had "traditional" colon cancer (not gardner's) and were treated with i.v. 5FU. All have been cancer free since their...
Kathy, I just realized there was a problem with my last message to you. I said that Jim would be in my prayers. I should have said that you and Jim will both...
Right now, I am quite at peace, just trying not to take over the decision making (except stuff like, "Drink lots of water! Take your vitamins! Do you have...
Just wanted to let you all know that both of our kids were tested today for FAP and neither had disease. Needless to say we are very happy. My son even went to...
Hey there everyone. Sorry I haven't kept in touch very much. Well, I just graduated from college with my A.S. degree in Bakery/Pastry Arts and am planning to...
I have a general question. At what age is it advisable to test for the syndrome in young children? I understand (maybe wrongly) that a blood test can confirm...
Hi everyone! How's life/health on your side? Here it's OK :) Life is good, I'm quite busy with Max at home... don't want to find a job, but I have to... at...
Do you have FAP as well? If so, the younger the better. If not, desmoids don't tend to show up in childhood. Depends on howmuch YOU want to know and why and...
