The final report came in from the doctor : Congratulations, it is
NOT cancererous
What a great birthday present for Rieka
Update Thursday
April-19-2007
Ben has been released from the hospital and is
recovering at home.
He is feeling well and is the food is tasting very good (always a
healthy sign)
Laboratory tests determined that the growth was benign
No cancer was detected
Update Monday
April-9-2007
They have
removed most of the internal growth. Part had grown into some of
the surrounding organs (pancreas and intestines) and could not be
removed.
Further
laboratory tests will be conducted to determine if it is benign or
not. Results should be available later this week.
Operation is scheduled for the morning of Thursday Apr-5
He is expected to be in Intensive Care for about two days
Fell free to check with Riek anytime (during Dutch day time hours, EST +
6 Hrs)
Further updates will be provided by Jos Sesing as they become available
Birthday and 55 th Anniversary Picnic
Names will be added later
Tim, the OLDEST
in his generation
The
Sesing backyard gathering at
Rieka's 75th Birthday
Leonie and Ilse
The Female
Sesings
50th Leaving
Church
Dolly and Riek
Great smile
Angel
presentation
Het Gat van
Veldman in West Bloomfield
Riek
Ben
The American
connection
Great Grand Parents
- click to enlarge
Family picture in 2003
Ben Sesing had an operation - Here is the update
provided by Jos
The operation went far better than expected.
He only spent one night in the hospital and was Friday back home.
The plate they removed and the screws appeared to be quite loose
and relatively easy to remove.
Nevertheless the operation toke almost 2 hours and at the moment
we don't known if the rehabilitation really will take the expected
three months.
Dad has good hope that it will take only half that time.
The plate itself has been confiscated by the surgeon for studying
or so. According Dad it was one of the first of it's kind used in
those years. So it might even end up in some private museum or so.
Anyhow, everything is going very well, considering the
circumstances.
Most recent update - Aug-26-02
The operation on my Dad was because his leg was hurting him. Walking
became more and more difficult.
About a lifetime ago my Dad broke his leg and he got a plate inserted
to keep the bone parts fixed.
This plate was most probably the cause of all pain.
The only solution was to remove that plate.
You can Imagine that the expectation was that a lot of bone would
have grown around the plate.
The plate might be imbedded in the bone, covered with bone or
whatever.
That was the reason that the surgeon was very reluctant to operate.
