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New
Updates on Russ Laplante from his Wife Gerry Read Below 
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Hi
Again to all the Classmates,
I hope everyone is well and
happy and
staying warm with winter setting in across the country. Here is an
update on Russ LaPlante sent to me by Sally she received from Gerry.
Thanks Sally
Roland
Hi Sally,
Russ goes for his first chemo
treatment this
afternoon. He is to have chemo for four months once a week for 3 weeks,
a week off, 3 weeks on, week off, etc.
After that he will have 5 weeks of
radiation and then back on chemo. This will go into late next Spring we
think.
From what we are being told, he
should not
get sick as they will administer anti-nausea meds each time. He should
not lose his hair either.
We have joined a Pancreatic Cancer
Support
Group and that helps. We are amazed at how many people have this. We
have a friend who is 49 and in the hospital and her's is inoperable.
She is suffering really bad. We have
also
met two other people just recently who will join us at the meeting next
week. It is so scary.
Please feel free to pass this along
to
classmates if you want. I have meant to do that but it has been a crazy
four months.
Russ is not good about getting on the
internet so I respond for him. He really appreciates your e-mails.
Take care - Gerry and Russ
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From:
Russ & Gerry LaPlante [mailto:proequip@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 5:31 PM
Subject: RUSS
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Russ
came home
today and doing pretty well. He is still on pain pills due to
the
surgery and sleeping a lot but each day should get better as far as
less pain from the surgery and eating better.
We will meet with the Oncologist in about two weeks for the initial
visit and what is to come as far as treatments. They will
probably start in October after his surgeon releases him.
From
here we
take one day at a time and live life.
Keep
those prayers coming. They work wonders.
Hugs-Gerry
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Hi Everyone,
Russ'
surgery went as expected today. The surgery alone took about
8
hours.
He did have to receive a pint of blood as his blood count
kept
wavering,
however, the doctor said that sometimes happens.
He is stable and
his vitals are good. He is in ICU and will be there a day or
two.
He is in a lot of pain but has his thumb on the pain button.
They
intend to get him up tomorrow around mid-day and that will be very
painful.
He will be in a lot
of pain the next couple of days and then painful for the next couple of
weeks
or so.
The
biopsy result will be in on Friday or Monday. His doctor did
somewhat say
that the tumor does appear to be cancer. He did not want to
commit but I
did ask so he was cautious in answering.
They removed enough
tissue also to check all the lymph nodes around the tumor. We have been
prepared for this so now we go to the next step if it is malignant.
We
keep remembering that his doctor has said that he believes this is
curable.
I
have never
seen my husband hooked up to so many things and that is hard.
He
is the
one who never takes a pill.
Thank
you all for your prayers. So far things have been working in
his
favor
and feel that will continue. Today has been the beginning of
the
road to
recovery.
Love
to
all,
Gerry
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I received this
Email after I sent out the Newsletter Regarding Russell Laplant. Here
it is Below.:
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Thank
you Roland and Fellow Classmates.
Russ
and I are staying positive. The surgeon feels
this is cancer but curable. The surgery is referred to as the
Whipple
Procedure and information can be found on-line. He is in the
best
of
hands with his surgeon from the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS),
Norfolk, VA.
Your
prayers mean so much to us.
Gerry and Russ
Send
me
your Information by Email to:
RolandD@cox.net
and
I will
upload it to a link on the Classmates page.
or you can mail it to me at:
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Roland Dufault
4176 West Hearn Rd
Phoenix, Az. 85053
602-819-8342
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Thanks
Roland
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