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Dad saw Dr. Forrester today and they are planning to do surgery on Oct. 9. The Doctor is making no promises about the success of this procedure. He said that it is a serious surgery with potentially serious consequenses to the liver but he added that it is the best option. A decision on another chemo treatment should be made in the next few days.

Les's surgery will be approximately 3 hours and he will be in the hospital 7 days. They will remove his gallbladder and basically burn the top of his liver where the tumors are. He could possibly be in ICU at first, but it depends on the speed of his recovery. Knowing him he will be in a room immediately after the surgery.

He may or may not have more chemo after the surgery. This will be Dr. Lee's decision.

Thanks for your continued prayers. We definitely know it has made a difference these past two years.

Linda