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Jobs Health Concerns Related to Food Absorption, Not Cancer?

No kidding...

Yep, cancer treatment, cancer, having half your pancreas removed... all these things contribute to, but are NOT the source of the "REAL" problem, a "food absorbtion" problem.

If you believe that, I have one helluva war to sell you...

Who's in charge of Apple's spin? The new PR firm of Bush, Cheney, & Rove Ltd.?

:apple:
 
As I personally suffer from a pancreatic problem, thankfully not cancer. Malabsorbtion can be a major problem, so much so that you can be come very ill. even resulting in doctors having to fit a feeding tube through the stomach.

THe problem is likely to be a significant lack of vitamins and minerals in the blood stream. Resulting in his gaunt and pale look. Just a lack of iron in the blood would cause this. The doctors have probably prescribed a list of minerals and vits as long as your arm. Almost complete rest - hense the break until July.

They may also prescribe some form of enzyme help. For his body to absorb more fat from his food.
 
Ulcerative Colitis?

While I read the MacRumors post the condition sounded a lot like Ulcerative Colitis to me. UC causes inflammation within the colon which effects how food and nutrients are absorbed. It can cause rapid weight loss when undiagnosed, and stress can cause flare ups. Ulcerative Colitis can be treated with steroids (IV initially, oral later), and oral 5-ASA drugs. Hopefully it is a condition like UC that can be treated and maintained with medication. UC is a condition that many people live with while maintaining healthy and PRODUCTIVE lifestyles. Diet, stress reduction, exercise, and medication all help UC patients stay healthy.

Just a thought about what it could be. It is obviously only speculation, but whatever it is, I hope Jobs has a safe and speedy recovery away from the stress of leading the best company in the computer and electronics industry.

Best wishes for the Jobs family.
 
NathanCH said:
Hmm... I don't know of any food absorption problems that make you leave your job for 5 months.
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So um are you a doctor? And if you are, do you have patients that have a nutrient absorbtion disorder, and have the stress that running a multinational multibillion dollar corporation causes, ontop of a nutrient absorbtion disorder?

Don
 
one thing to keep in mind is that the AMA has no real answer to cancer. Cutting a tumor out of a person is rarely the answer to, or the cure for, why that person has A "cancer" in the first place.

Sorry, but it is simply that true....flame away.
 
Certainly joining in the hopes and prayers for Mr. Jobs' recovery.

That being said, contemplating his extended (or perhaps permanent) absence from the helm of Apple should not cause angst about Apple's future. I'm sure they have been preparing for a transition at some point. Remember, he came back to Apple after the Next acquisition as the "interim" CEO. It would also be good to remember that Apple had some good years and developed some of great products (such as the Mac II, relative to its times one of the best computers ever made) without Steve Jobs. No one can argue that the company has done extremely well since his return, but that doesn't mean it can't keep doing well if he leaves again.

Let him have some peace to recover and trust that he has prepared his team for this situation.
 
This sounds really great! I wish him well! But if it does end up being cancer, I'm afraid Apple stock will fall pretty damn low.
 
Cale31 said:
Another physician here.

Radiation can also cause the bowel to not function normally.

I can agree with that comment. I had 152 zaps (notice the medical terminology?) after surgery for prostate cancer. Abnormal functioning for me, unfortunately, is more directed at dropping pharts than dropping weight.

Whipple procedures carry a high morbidity and mortality as well. I did a Google on Whipple procedure and the Mayo Clinic had the best drawings to understand just how brutal the surgery is. Another factor was the 15 days in hospital recovering from the surgery. I had my prostate surgery on a Monday morning and went home Thursday morning. I thought I had some rough surgery - the scar starts just under the naval and heads as far south as you can go before heading north - and I was fine going home that Thursday.
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my 2 cents..

Lets face it, humans are curious beings. We would all like to accompany Steve to all his medical appointments and give him our opinions and support. But since we can't do that live, we do it here and elsewhere.

I hope he isn't being overly secretive in his communications. He is universally loved by Mac fans and I would say generally respected in the business community.

The best article I read tonight details the whipple procedure he had. Learned all about it here http://www.surgery.usc.edu/division...ges/pancreas resection/whipple operation.html

Very informative.

Just an FYI and Steve if you or one of your minions happen to read this, get well soon and come back in June with a bit of a beer gut.
 
It's pretty obvious he just needs to figure out how to have a steak once in awhile.

There, that seems easier.
 
nauthiz said:
If the president is so sick that he needs to take 5 months off I want the VP to step in. And being sick is not what is the issue here. Being able to competently do his job is. And my point is with the amount of hide the sick man that has gone on over the last year how on earth do we know that they still aren't playing down how sick he is. They have not been completely forthcoming all of last year so I don't see why we should believe that they are telling it as it is this time.
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Did you not read up to the point in the article where it said that Tim Cook is stepping in while Steve is sick? This is the equivalent to a VP stepping in.

Why did you quote me to say that you disagree with me, when you actually agree with what I said?


xbjllb said:
Yep, cancer treatment, cancer, having half your pancreas removed... all these things contribute to, but are NOT the source of the "REAL" problem, a "food absorbtion" problem.
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Cancer treatment may be related to food absorption. Please go back to med school.

Oh wait......
 
Wikipedia:

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the pancreas. Each year in the United States, about 37,680 individuals are diagnosed with this condition and 34,290 die from the disease. In Europe more than 60,000 are diagnosed each year. Depending on the extent of the tumor at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis is generally regarded as poor, with less than 5 percent of those diagnosed still alive five years after diagnosis, and complete remission still extremely rare.
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Uhh...This scares me. :eek:
 
fiercetiger224 said:
Wikipedia:



Uhh...This scares me. :eek:
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it's been mentioned many times before...the form of pancreatic cancer Steve got is a rare form that can be cured with relatively high success comparing to the more aggressive form that is more common and much more deadly.
 
AhmedFaisal said:
Well, given the operation Jobs had performed on him to get rid of the cancer, it's not really a surprise he has digestive issues. They chopped out part of his stomach, duodenum, pancreas, bile duct and his gall bladder. That's some major loss of digestive system. I for one am not surprised at this at all. Due to the loss of the lower part of his stomach, he probably also needs to watch what he eats and chew vigorously since there is no more blockage to prevent partially digested food from entering the intestines prematurely.

I just got my gallbladder chopped out and dropped about 45 pounds in the months after until my system was back in balance. For him, it's gotta be brutal.
Cheers,

Ahmed
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my biggest question is why didn't these problems arise sooner after Steve's surgery? he had the surgery performed in 2004, but it wasn't until last year when you really saw the rapid drop in weight. There has to be something else that is causing the weight loss since it is so sudden and out of nowhere.
 
really wish mr jobs a speedy recovery. why, though, try to manipulate stock prices with a bogus memo last week and a more truthful one this week? just seems dishonest.
 
Abstract said:
Did you not read up to the point in the article where it said that Tim Cook is stepping in while Steve is sick? This is the equivalent to a VP stepping in.

Why did you quote me to say that you disagree with me, when you actually agree with what I said?
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If Tim Cook can handle things then why does Steve need to be "involved in major strategic decisions"? Why can't Apple exist without Steve for even a couple months? Look all i am saying is Apple has been hiding Steve's health problems for a year so why should we believe that he will be back in 5 months (who knows Apple might come out next month and tell us that Steve has been dead for months). All apple has done is further the idea that they cannot function without Steve Job's guidance. And as a result when he does finally leave the company is going to take a major hit in financially when investors decide to pull out. Look, the more the build up Steve's importance the harder they will be hit when he leaves.
 
re: duh, given what they chopped out, it's not really a surprise!

Agreed, he had a major operation but for all i know he didn't take a few months to recuperate.

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nauthiz said:
If Tim Cook can handle things then why does Steve need to be "involved in major strategic decisions"? Why can't Apple exist without Steve for even a couple months? Look all i am saying is Apple has been hiding Steve's health problems for a year so why should we believe that he will be back in 5 months (who knows Apple might come out next month and tell us that Steve has been dead for months). All apple has done is further the idea that they cannot function without Steve Job's guidance. And as a result when he does finally leave the company is going to take a major hit in financially when investors decide to pull out. Look, the more the build up Steve's importance the harder they will be hit when he leaves.
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Almost 100% correct on ALL points - especially with what I'm about to post, Apple's board should have taken steps to spread the feeling that Apple can make sound business decisions, product creativity, and maintain company outlook without Steve Jobs continuing presence.

I think Apple fans that continually purchase products have surmounted the notion & now considered a self propagated fact that Steve Jobs IS Apple and Apple is nothing without him. This occured shortly after Steve Wozniak had left Apple, and solidified when Steve Jobs was ousted out of Apple by then former Pepsi Cola CEO. This was never analyzed as a problem when analysts appraised the stock 1 year after Jobs' return when the first iMac quarterly sales results where published.

I always imagined Apple's stock would split before announcing Jobs never returning again or leaving the company. We should now take a look to see if any members of the board have already or WILL engage in exercising Stock Options or mass sales of stock.
 
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