Re: OT: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
> A few of the folks in ASA have offered me prayer support in
> my battle with cancer. I guess I need to ask you for that help
> now.
>
> Earlier this evening, while everything seemed normal (well, "normal" for
> me is something very different from most), I
> began to feel a new sensation. All of a sudden I started to develop some
> strange, inflated lumps on both sides of my jaw and other places. Edema
> set in very quickly. When this happened in the past it was gradual. This
> time it was as if someone had pushed a tube into my upper chest and face
> and was just pumping fluid into me.
>
> I called the hospice and they sent a nurse over quickly.
> After a brief exam, she called the doctor and got the answer.
> I have Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, a dangerous side effect of the cancer.
>
> One of the tumors in my chest is pressing against the wall of the main
> blood vessel from the head and upper body to the heart. I need radiation
> right away. Without it, according
> to WebMD, "patients with superior vena cava syndrome due to a malignant
> cause survive only 30 days without radiation."
>
> The strange thing about this is I wasn't feeling anything out of the
> norm and I still don't have even minor discomfort.
> Yet this thing was rapidly building up in my chest.  I took some
> additional Rx while the nurse was here and it seems to have helped a bit
> but the swelling is still significant.  It's
> a little nerve-wracking, to say the least. I'd really appreciate it if
> you guys will pray.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert

Prayers, coming up.