friend had tumor removed

hi y'all,
i have a good friend who just had a tumor removed from his shoulder, it
came back positive. So far it's isolated to that one, no signs of any cells
left in the body ( not sure which tests were done, some details still
sketchy due to distances between us). He said it was ' a blood clot growth'
today, but i'm not sure if that was the morphine talking or he got it
right?? he was waiting to hear about the next step from his docs, but i know
usenet can be much faster ;-) oh, and this shoulder had just been operated
on 8 weeks prior and had a partial shoulder replacement ( just the ball,
they left the socket alone)

Any thoughts on what my friend might face in the days/years to come??
TIA

I also see a few familiar 'faces' here, -waves wildly- Hi Y'all!!!

--
lynn

lightlady wrote:

> i have a good friend who just had a tumor removed from his shoulder, it
> came back positive. So far it's isolated to that one, no signs of any cells
> left in the body ( not sure which tests were done, some details still
> sketchy due to distances between us). He said it was ' a blood clot growth'
> today, but i'm not sure if that was the morphine talking or he got it
> right?? he was waiting to hear about the next step from his docs, but i know
> usenet can be much faster ;-) oh, and this shoulder had just been operated
> on 8 weeks prior and had a partial shoulder replacement ( just the ball,
> they left the socket alone)
>
> Any thoughts on what my friend might face in the days/years to come??

Hello Lynn and welcome to alt.support.cancer
I've never heard of "a blood clot growth".
I think groggy patients should ask for a copy of the pathology report. Ask him
to request one.

If he continues to be groggy due to pain medications if someone (friend or loved
one) can be there, with him, to prompt him to request a printed copy of the
report, and post it here (or part of it), we could probably tell you more.
Has he signed a medical POA? (which gives consent for someone else to
communicate with doctors on his behalf and/or have access to his medical
information?

I'm sorry I can't help without that information and it's from that information
that says prognosis and which types of post op treatment (if any) should be
suggested.

Hopefully you can help him sort it out and let us know?
J

"J" wrote ...
> lightlady wrote:
>
> > i have a good friend who just had a tumor removed from his shoulder, it
> > came back positive. So far it's isolated to that one, no signs of any
cells
> > left in the body ( not sure which tests were done, some details still
> > sketchy due to distances between us). He said it was ' a blood clot
growth'
> > today, but i'm not sure if that was the morphine talking or he got it
> > right?? he was waiting to hear about the next step from his docs, but i
know
> > usenet can be much faster ;-) oh, and this shoulder had just been
operated
> > on 8 weeks prior and had a partial shoulder replacement ( just the ball,
> > they left the socket alone)
> >
> > Any thoughts on what my friend might face in the days/years to come??
>
> Hello Lynn and welcome to alt.support.cancer
> I've never heard of "a blood clot growth".
> I think groggy patients should ask for a copy of the pathology report.
Ask him
> to request one.

i didn't think that was quite right when he told me, I'll see about getting
a copy of the path report.

>
> If he continues to be groggy due to pain medications if someone (friend or
loved
> one) can be there, with him, to prompt him to request a printed copy of
the
> report, and post it here (or part of it), we could probably tell you more.
> Has he signed a medical POA? (which gives consent for someone else to
> communicate with doctors on his behalf and/or have access to his medical
> information?
>
> I'm sorry I can't help without that information and it's from that
information
> that says prognosis and which types of post op treatment (if any) should
be
> suggested.
>
> Hopefully you can help him sort it out and let us know?
> J
>

Thanks J, at least I know to stop looking for 'blood clot growth cancer' i
was getting a lil bonkers trying to research it. Thanks for the info and
Welcome, and i'll post more info as soon as i get it.

--
lynn

lightlady wrote:

> "J" wrote ...
> > lightlady wrote:
> >
> > > i have a good friend who just had a tumor removed from his shoulder, it
> > > came back positive. So far it's isolated to that one, no signs of any
> cells
> > > left in the body ( not sure which tests were done, some details still
> > > sketchy due to distances between us). He said it was ' a blood clot
> growth'
> > > today, but i'm not sure if that was the morphine talking or he got it
> > > right?? he was waiting to hear about the next step from his docs, but i
> know
> > > usenet can be much faster ;-) oh, and this shoulder had just been
> operated
> > > on 8 weeks prior and had a partial shoulder replacement ( just the ball,
> > > they left the socket alone)
> > >
>
> Thanks J, at least I know to stop looking for 'blood clot growth cancer' i
> was getting a lil bonkers trying to research it. Thanks for the info and
> Welcome, and i'll post more info as soon as i get it.

Hi Lynn,
The NCI dictionary defines tumor as "An abnormal mass of tissue that results
when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should. Tumors
may be benign (not cancerous), or malignant (cancerous)." I know from an
ultrasound that I've got an abnormal tissue mass where the radiologist says it
should not be. When I raise my arm a certain angle, I feel a "clunk" and pain,
but I don't think for one minute that it's a tumor. I expect if a surgeon got in
there, (s)he might remove it (cleanup), so I'm wondering if that's what happened
and it's not cancer at all for your friend.

I suppose if your friend asks for the tissue to be sent to pathology, the
surgeon might scratch his head about that one but serves them right if they used
the word "tumor" instead of "scar tissue" or "abnormal tissue mass" but for the
worry it's causing you and possibly your friend. On the other hand, I suppose
it's possible that a malignant tumor was (incidentally) found, during what was
supposed to be straight-forward surgery.

So I guess what I'm saying is if he asks for a pathology report, just the
request itself might clear the matter up post haste by them explaining what the
tissue is. On the other hand, if he's got good insurance and can hang in there,
maybe it's for the best and everyone's peace of mind, that the tissue be sent
out for analysis.

So yes, please let us know. A lot of people say they will and then they don't ..

Try not to worry too much.
J - hoping it's benign.

might any 'clot growth' be related to lowered venous flow exterior to the tumor?

J wrote:

> lightlady wrote:
>
> > "J" wrote ...
> > > lightlady wrote:
> > >
> > > > i have a good friend who just had a tumor removed from his shoulder, it
> > > > came back positive. So far it's isolated to that one, no signs of any
> > cells
> > > > left in the body ( not sure which tests were done, some details still
> > > > sketchy due to distances between us). He said it was ' a blood clot
> > growth'
> > > > today, but i'm not sure if that was the morphine talking or he got it
> > > > right?? he was waiting to hear about the next step from his docs, but i
> > know
> > > > usenet can be much faster ;-) oh, and this shoulder had just been
> > operated
> > > > on 8 weeks prior and had a partial shoulder replacement ( just the ball,
> > > > they left the socket alone)
> > > >
> >
> > Thanks J, at least I know to stop looking for 'blood clot growth cancer' i
> > was getting a lil bonkers trying to research it. Thanks for the info and
> > Welcome, and i'll post more info as soon as i get it.
>
> Hi Lynn,
> The NCI dictionary defines tumor as "An abnormal mass of tissue that results
> when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should. Tumors
> may be benign (not cancerous), or malignant (cancerous)." I know from an
> ultrasound that I've got an abnormal tissue mass where the radiologist says it
> should not be. When I raise my arm a certain angle, I feel a "clunk" and pain,
> but I don't think for one minute that it's a tumor. I expect if a surgeon got in
> there, (s)he might remove it (cleanup), so I'm wondering if that's what happened
> and it's not cancer at all for your friend.
>
> I suppose if your friend asks for the tissue to be sent to pathology, the
> surgeon might scratch his head about that one but serves them right if they used
> the word "tumor" instead of "scar tissue" or "abnormal tissue mass" but for the
> worry it's causing you and possibly your friend. On the other hand, I suppose
> it's possible that a malignant tumor was (incidentally) found, during what was
> supposed to be straight-forward surgery.
>
> So I guess what I'm saying is if he asks for a pathology report, just the
> request itself might clear the matter up post haste by them explaining what the
> tissue is. On the other hand, if he's got good insurance and can hang in there,
> maybe it's for the best and everyone's peace of mind, that the tissue be sent
> out for analysis.
>
> So yes, please let us know. A lot of people say they will and then they don't ..
>
> Try not to worry too much.
> J - hoping it's benign.

"Paul T. Holland" wrote:

> might any 'clot growth' be related to lowered venous flow exterior to the tumor?

I'm sorry, Paul. I don't know.
Clots can happen with cancers, but clots can also happen for other reasons.
I sure wuuldn't consider any treatment until I saw a pathology report.
She can run it by us if she gets the information.
J

hi paul ;-) I'm still waiting to hear/see what's on the report. i've been
outta sorts for the past couple days( MPD flares), and my friend is back in
traction. so it may be a couple more days at least, before i hear anything.

hopefully the shoulder replacement isn't what caused the tumor, it wasn't
found during the first op in aug. I do know the initial report showed the
tumor as 'positive', but no sign of cancer in the body ATM it was causing
lymph node problems and rico may have meant it was blocking the blood flow,
aka 'blood clot' tumor

--
lampy

A Mogwai is simply a highly evolved Tribble
Paul wrote ...
> might any 'clot growth' be related to lowered venous flow exterior to the
tumor?
>
> J wrote:
>
<snip>
> > Hi Lynn,
> > The NCI dictionary defines tumor as "An abnormal mass of tissue that
results
> > when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should.
Tumors
> > may be benign (not cancerous), or malignant (cancerous)." I know from
an
> > ultrasound that I've got an abnormal tissue mass where the radiologist
says it
> > should not be. When I raise my arm a certain angle, I feel a "clunk"
and pain,
> > but I don't think for one minute that it's a tumor. I expect if a
surgeon got in
> > there, (s)he might remove it (cleanup), so I'm wondering if that's what
happened
> > and it's not cancer at all for your friend.
> >
> > I suppose if your friend asks for the tissue to be sent to pathology,
the
> > surgeon might scratch his head about that one but serves them right if
they used
> > the word "tumor" instead of "scar tissue" or "abnormal tissue mass" but
for the
> > worry it's causing you and possibly your friend. On the other hand, I
suppose
> > it's possible that a malignant tumor was (incidentally) found, during
what was
> > supposed to be straight-forward surgery.
> >
> > So I guess what I'm saying is if he asks for a pathology report, just
the
> > request itself might clear the matter up post haste by them explaining
what the
> > tissue is. On the other hand, if he's got good insurance and can hang in
there,
> > maybe it's for the best and everyone's peace of mind, that the tissue be
sent
> > out for analysis.
> >
> > So yes, please let us know. A lot of people say they will and then they
don't ..
> >
> > Try not to worry too much.
> > J - hoping it's benign.
>