10 hour surgery, couldn't get at tumour

tyler update, via vivian, 11 pm et: surgery lasted close to 10 hours. The tumour bled a couple of times during the surgery and they had to stop, once to do CT scan. They only managed to get a couple small pieces of the tumour. Surgery is no longer a option to remove the tumour, the risk of it bleeding is too high. Now another wait and see, what type of tumour it is and to fight it.


via rev marg:Tyler survived a 10 hour surgery today. They were not able to take the tumor out. They did get a small piece of it and will send it off for testing - won't know much for a week. 3 months, 3 surgeries, and they still do not know what it is. They may try radiation next.

pls pray for tyler - in surgery this morning

tyler update via vivian 122010, 9 pm et: Tyler's surgery will began in a couple of hours and it will last 5 hours. The doctors are going to try to remove all or at least get a part of it. Please pray for a safe recovery.
2 hours ago

surgery sked for mon dec.20, pls pray

tyler update via vivian, 121710: Tyler is scheduled to have surgery this coming Monday. The doctors hope to remove all or at least part of the tumour. This a very risky surgery. He has a day pass this weekend to help cheer him up.

back in hosp, 121310 - emerg surg sked f mon/tues - pls pray

Update on Tyler Ketchum, 121310 - emerg surgery sked f Mon/tues

via Rev. Margaret: News about Tyler again. He had gone home for a spell. After the last surgery to open up a path for the fluids to drain off his brain his headaches were gone and he was just waiting for the brain swelling to go down enough for them to do major surgery sometime in January. However, Last night his tumor started to bleed again. He got a very bad headache and they went into the hospital right away. The docs had to give him enough morphine to knock him out to get the pain down. He was hurting so bad he was shaking. They are going to go in and try to remove that angiomoma as soon as they can get a team ready and an OR open. Maybe Monday or Tuesday. It is critical to get this thing out before the bleeding causes severe damage but it is going to be hard to get to with h. He is not up to company. Even people moving about and talking around him hurts his head.

keep praying - home for christmas - via vivian 120310

I have one last prayer request. That Tyler gets to spend Christmas at home, not in the hospital.

tyler's condition is rare - via rev marg, 120310

Tyler Ketchum 24 years old grew up in the hood and stayed good. We now have a name for his problem. Pineal Cavernious angioma. Extremely rare. Only 14 other cases reported. Need to remove it to prevent further bleeding and possible fatal brain hemorrage. They are going to try in January to remove it. Needs time to get the brain swelling down first if possible.

prayer, prayer, prayer - via rev margaret, dec. 1/10

We need prayer, prayer, prayer. For Tyler - The doctor might not be able to get to the Tumor to treat it due to the location [Tyler's last surgery was successful. They however are not having much luck with the tumor. It has grown. It is deep in the center of his brain and extremly hard to get at.] Tyler wants it ripped out of his head and be given as a Christmas present for them. For Vivian his Mum. She just wants her life back and her son home complaining about her music. And, for Lenny his Dad also facing halth problems. For me to stay strong and hopeful.