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Mouth dehydration
Hi. My primary diagnosis is Lung Cancer, but it has now metastasized to my bones and esophagus. It has created a tumor that is completely blocking my esophagus so that I am unable to swallow anything. Due to this, my mouth gets incredibly dehydrated. I suck on ice chips and hard candy, which helps, but I was wondering if…
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Good Luck Donna70 and Wild Goose it will soon be over
My husband and I just wanted to wish you both good luck starting tomorrow. If I can help or you have any questions please let me know. I wish you both the best while doing the chemo/radiation treatment. GOD BLESS to you both hugs and prayers Lori aka Moe
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In The Hospital
Hey everyone, I just wanted to update you.... I went to our local hospital late Saturday evening thinking that my belly just needed tapped, after having it scanned, turns out I don't have fluid buildup, but I have a colon blockage that has caused my bowel to become distended, hence why I am having stomach cramping, etc.…
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New plan for Al
Hi everyone, I have some good news. When we got to Hillman for Al's appt. on Wed. the Doc said that he didn't want to do the 2 more chemo treatments, needless to say I wanted to know why. He told us that he may not NEED them that he wants to do a PET scan first and then meet with Dr. Luketich because he thinks that we may…
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OUR KITTEN0385 IS IN THE HOSPITAL!!!!!!!!! PLEASE SAY PRAYERS
To all our Cancer Site Friends: I just got word on another site that Kitten 0385 aka Cathy, is in the hospital at Mayo, with a Bowel Obstruction, Please say prayers for her and her husband Patrick, as a caregiver myself I know how hard this is. Cathy has been suffereing with severe belly cramps, along with being diagnosed…
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staying postive just got harder to do
This will be my third post here, All the kinds words were a encourgement, Today we went to doctor's to see what option's my husband had left to do. As his esophageal cancer is now t4,n1,m1 with no option of surgery as his cancer has spead. docter's had told him that his only options was more chemo. Husband had deceided…
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how big radiation area????
Hi, Just went to get my final scanning for the radiation treatments. Last week I got india ink marks and thought that was my tattoos. Today, they explained that the dr takes my cat scan from last week and works with the x-rays they take today. Then a tech comes in and starts drawing on my chest--- a lot!! Two big boxes…
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NO RADIATION - HE IS A WALKING MIRACLE GOD ANSWERED PRAYERS!!!!
Well,we went to the doctor today and the radiation doctor said that Jeff is a walking miracle and that they don't ever get patients that have 100% cancer free, after this kind of surgery. He explained all options to us and told us we could go for a second opinion but it was up to us. Said that he couldn't see giving…
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change of plans
Hi there. I haven't posted in a while but I thought I'd update you on what's been going on with my husband. The treatment plan was to do Cisplatin chemo two days a month and 5FU for 3 weeks and then one week off. During the week off, he was supposed to go to UCLA to do cryo therapy treatments. Well, we just got news that…
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Vocal Cord Cancer
I GOT UP ONE MORNING AND COULDN'T SPEAK A WORD I THOUGHT IT WAS MY SINUS GIVING ME TROUBLE AS ALWAYS IN THE FALL AND SPRING. SO I WAITED AND TRIED TO CLEAR IT UP AS USUAL BEFORE SEEING A DR THEY SENT ME TO A THROAT SPECIALIST AND I HAD BIOSPY LAST FRIDAY THE 28TH OF AUGUST 2009. IN THE OFFICE WHEN HE LOOKED UP MY NOSE INTO…
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Dr. Appt
Hi everyone, Al has his weekly appt. tomarrow Wed. Just feeling alittle antsy. I really can't wait, but he gets the same chemo as Kitten & Erika's dad. We have had such a difficult time with these treatments already & I'm afraid that he may have even more trouble with each treatment. On the other hand he needs the…
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RADIATION DOCTOR
We go to the radiation doctor tomorrow thursday to see if we have to take radiation. Please say prayers for us, we are still not threw, yet. But don't worry I have "RENTED OUT MOE"S SHOES to MUMPHY, and my BIG GIRL PANTIES, are packed away, so hopefully I won't need neither. Please says more prayers tonight and in the…
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WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO
Cancer is so limited It cannot criple love It cannot shatter hope It cannot corrale faith It cannot eat away peace It cannot kill friendship It cannot shut out memories It cannot silence courage It cannot invade the soul It cannot reduce eternal life It cannot quench the spirit It cannot lessen the power of resurrection I…
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good news colon clear!!
Hi, Just had my prehospital colonoscopy by the same dr who found my original squamous cell and thank God and I mean literally, thank God, no biopsies needed, colon clean. boy Ron and I were so happy and so was my dr. It had lit up to the tune of 10 cms on the PET scan and so I needed that before I go in for my chemo. Did…
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Update on my dad
Things aren't so good again for my dad. He's really sick. He's having more stomach cramps, and all over body pain. The Dr. has since called my mom back and then sent me a note saying he was talking to her. I'm glad he will keep in touch that way from time to time. My dad is having stomach cramps again, vomiting and body…
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Weight loss on post op Xeloda
Haven't posted anything lately, but keeping all those in need in my prayers. Just have a quick question. Jack is 3 1/2 months post op, and doing quite well, but he's been put on post op Xeloda...2 weeks on and 1 week off. He's now in his second cycle, and other than fatigue seems to be tolerating it fairly well. His dosage…
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new here and trying to stay postive.
My husband had a endoscopy was told he had esophangeal cancer in May 2009, a ct scan done a week later show that the cancer was in the lymph nodes with some node's from 15mm to 17mm. the first week of june husband ended up in the hospital the first time for 9 days. that is when we got the results that his cancer was stage…
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RECEIPE FOR CANCER NEEDING TO EAT BETWEEN MEALS
I just wanted to share a receipe with everyone, this is a great dip to have in between meals while just sitting around watching TV or just a snack to eat between meals, and its a great dip for a party or the holidays, I hope you enjoy it as much as my husband and I enjoy it. He loves it and really surprised me !!! Rotel…
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Al back in hospital
Hello everyone, I had to take Al to the ER last night he woke up from a nap and had a fever of 101.5. I called the Dr. on call and he said to give him some tylenol. I told him that I didn't feel comfortable with that just looking at him I could tell something wasn't right. To make a long story short he is very neutropenic.…
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My Dad
Hi, I need extra prayers for my dad. Today he meets with Dr. Gibson to get his new test results. I REALLY hope and PRAY the chemo is doing it's thing. He was in a really good mood yesterday and has been eating really well, so I think it's a good sign. For the past few days I though he was giving up, until I spoke with him…
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treatment plan
Hi, Well spent way too many hours yesterday getting my treatment plan. Saw 4 drs, all were nice. I will have 5.5 wks of radiation and two bouts of chemo, but this was the surprise, in the hospital. The chemo dr said they had to admit people so much during chemo that they now put you in the hospital for 5 days at the…
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WE ARE CANCER FREE-
To all My Cancer site friends, I just wanted to share with you that we went to the doctor today and my husband JEFF lab reports all came back negative yes I said negative, the tumor site, all 11 lymph nodes, the surrounding areas, all is gone, WHAT GREAT NEWS!!!, will he have to do radiation, we don't know, we have to see…
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AL IS HOME
MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS, AL IS HOME ALITTLE WORSE FOR WARE BUT I CAN FIX THAT WITH EXTRA TLC. I DID GET SOME REST FOR A FEW DAYS SO NOW I CAN CARRY ON WITH THE TASK AT HAND----GETTING HIM TO SURGERY. THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT GOD BLESS ALL OF…
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ONE MONTH SURGERY ANNIVERSARY TODAY
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! HOW DO I BEGIN THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One month ago today my husband Jeff age 45 went through this terrible surgery we call ESOPHOJECTOMY (OR HOWEVER YOU SPELL IT) would he do this again, Probably not, the surgery itself went well, the afterwards was not the greatest, as many of my onsite friends know jeff…
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surviving adenocarinoma of esophagus, newly dx squamous cell lung cancer help
I feel like i know everyone on this board, we have been reading along since my husbands dx of distal adenocarcinoma in Nov. 2007. He is fighting and is a survior. We have had so many complications that just when you think you are getting to a high, you get more bad news. My husband had resection surgery were they removed 5…
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Dr called not good
Hi, Well the dr called he did not say he talked to an actual tumor board but had talked to 2 of my drs and I got an upgrade or what I would call a definite downgrade if we are going by the mood I am in. The pathologists did another test on the lymph node and found cancer cells so now I am T3N1MO after starting out with…
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Chemo
Hey everyone!!! I'm getting chemo right now as I am typing this. I am receiving Taxotere and Irinotecan. Hopefully these will kick my cancer's a$$. :0) The taxotere has ran all the way through, waiting for the iv to finish flushing, then on to the Irinotecan. So far I'm not feeling much for side effects...with the next one…
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New Antibody Therapy
Has anyone started/tried/heard about this new antibody therapy used to treat some forms of esophageal cancer. It uses a drug used to treat breast cancer called herceptin. I am about to start and would like some feedback.
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Not so good...
Just wanted to let all of you know that the cancer is back, the fluid they removed is full of tumor cells. I start a new chemo regimen next Friday. We just got home from Mayo, and a bit wore out...so headed to bed. I'll be on more later on this weekend. Cathy
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LINDA IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Just took linda home this AM Still a bit of pain has to sleep in the recliner for now Glad to get out of hospital Has an appointment to see sergon in 2 weeks LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!