#10639 05-17-2007 10:21 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 7 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 7 | Hello Everyone,
Petey went to surgery at 2PM today in good spirits. I will let you know in the morning
how everything went. He wanted me to keep you all in the loop until he could communicate with you himself! Guess what?????
He also took the film crew for WPTV Channel 5 with him into the O.R.!!! There will be a story on the 11PM news tonight.
He truly is THE MOUSE THAT ROARED!
Thank you again for all of your well wishes, they really meant a lot to Petey. | | |
#10640 05-17-2007 10:41 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | Can we get a link for the story ..I am soooooooooooo excited for him.. ANd concerned , But petey and I have spoken on the phone and I know he will make it through this !
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#10641 05-17-2007 12:21 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,116 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,116 | OH My Gosh, That Petey is tooo much! Good for him, I am hoping things went well today....Carol
Diagnosed May 2002 with Stage IV tongue cancer, two lymph nodes positive. Surgery to remove 1/2 tongue, neck dissection, 35 radiation treatments. 11/2007, diagnosed with cancer of soft palate, surgery 12/14/07, jaw split. 3/24/10, cancer on tongue behind flap, need petscan, surgery scheduled 4/16/10
---update passed away 8-27-11---
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#10642 05-17-2007 01:49 PM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 |
6-05, Left Tonsil-T1N2bM0 stageIVA, chemo(Cisplatin), radiation(6660cGy), neck disection, no PEG. HPV negative. (Doc suspects posit)
3-9-09 last of 30 HBO treatments.
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#10643 05-17-2007 03:39 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | I sure hope the best for Petey, and right now I am wondering if any of the film crew passed out during surgery! I doubt that they have seen the kind of procedure he is enduring.John's surgeon told us a story about having an intern observe one of his surgeries- the young man-20 minutes into the operation said "Does your Mother know what you do for a living and then passed out cold  ". We are all pulling for Petey. Amy in the Ozarks
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#10644 05-17-2007 04:41 PM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 720 Likes: 1 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 720 Likes: 1 | Here's the link to the WPTV report about Petey (text only, no video as of 11:49 p.m.). Hope all went well! (Based on what the surgeon said, it sounds like it did.) -- Leslie
Leslie
April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.
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#10645 05-18-2007 06:34 AM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 75 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 75 | Hi thanks for the link. I am familiar with Wellington Regional Hospital. They have incredible doctors. He will be in good hands.
karen and dad
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#10646 05-18-2007 08:39 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 102 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 102 | I'm sitting here with a lump in my throat and my eyes welling up with tears after reading the article on Petey and seeing the video story. For anyone who wants to see what the folks in Florida saw on the news last night, click on the link two posts above this one for WPTV. Go to the top of the page, in the search box type in "Peter Billias". Three stories will come up. Click on the middle story and it will bring up a list of the most popular stories of yesterday. Scroll down and click on the 8th story, the one of Petey and you will be able to see the newscast, the interview with Petey pre-surgery at home, and footage of the doctors and the OR.
I am so thankful for the generosity of the hospital and ten doctors who were ultimately involved. I cried because his face and jaw looked exactly like Aunt Rosemary's when she was diagnosed with her recurrence. I do believe with all my heart that they got him in just in time.
To Melanie and the kids, our thoughts and prayers are with your family. Be strong!
Niece to Aunt Ro- Dx: 4/03. SCC Stg 4 BOT with mets to fl of mth & crvcl lymph node. AdenoC 1 sal gland. Two add. reconstrc. surgeries for adhesions. Recurrence 7/06- Sub-Mand AdenoC. Mets to both lungs. Lost her battle 5/4/07.
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#10647 05-18-2007 09:01 AM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Thanks Leslie and Lisa for making it easy to see what's going on.
Petey, you hang in there and before long you will be posting with the rest of us on the post side of Tx. Make sure your family knows they can reach out to this site anytime.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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