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More stinking bad news
Well phooey. This second round of chemo is NOT working. I have little cancer-buddies popping up here and there. A subcutaneous lump on my ribs under my right breast, sitting in the layer of fat over my right pectoral muscle, and of course that so-called infection in my jaw, which turns out to be a tumor. So, 24 hours a…
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some good news
Hi, Well I had my 6 month scan and checkup, my scan was clear. Saw my surgeon and onc dr yesterday. My onc and I had a discussion about percentages of recurrence and this is what he explained to me. They can be high but most recurrences making the percentages high occur during the 1st year and then some during the second…
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Questions and Need Information Please
My husband was diagnosed with cancer at the cervical of the esophagus. This was after having laryngeal cancer and undergoing 35 radiation, 2 chemo and laryngectomy with reconstruction of his throat 15 months ago. When we met with the medical oncologist he said that Joe would be undergoing 4 chemo treatments, once a week of…
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Asking for prayer
Hey all, I'm asking for prayer for myself from all of you who knows that anything can happen in this life. I have been having UTI symptoms for almost 3 months now. Had to go to a clinic and they did the regular dip test and it showed no infection but a little blood in the urine, they also did a culture that was sent off to…
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Richard Dawson
From news articles I read today, Richard Dawson, who played many comedic roles, passed away recently with complications from Esophageal Cancer. Condolences to his family.
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Tom and I are off to Las Vegas...
He's going with a drain into one lung...liquid is collecting between the membranes. So I'm the designated Nurse Rachet to hook it up and put that darn transparent, water proof film on. First I did it, didn't think it was right so I ran to the drug store and got Tagaderm film squares. His side looked a patched inner tube.…
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It's been a while
Well I have been a way for a little while, but I am back. It has been a little bumpy for my husband lately. So when I last left off we had found out it was in his lungs. Well on June 4 he will have another scan to see if the third line of chemo is or is not working. The last one they had him on Taxotere did nothing at all.…
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It was peaceful, but yet so hard!! My dad's obituary
Ronald D. Hill LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Ronald D. Hill, 68, of La Crescent passed away peacefully at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center with his loving family by his side following a thirteen month fight with esophageal cancer. He was born in La Crosse on April 5, 1944, to John “Jack” and Louise (Clements) Hill. On Sept.…
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any body ever had a stent put in
i had a scope done this week after the pet scan showed bone mets. the doc called today and said the places they biopsied in my esophagus tested neg for cancer. however he said by the looks of things down there that cancer is still there. now they want to do internal rad. or put a stent in. any body ever had this done?…
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Richard Dawson of "Family Feud" passes from esophageal cancer
From MSNBC.COM "It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my father passed away this evening from complications due to esophageal cancer. He was surrounded by his family. He was an amazing talent, a loving husband, a great dad, and a doting grandfather. He will be missed but always remembered," Gary Dawson said…
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Tumeric?
Hi there! I have read a couple of postings that reference turmeric as treatment, but I also read it should not be taken during chemo. Is this true? What experiences can others share with me regarding this herb? How is it taken, in pill form and what dosage is recommended for EC? Thanks, Steph
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Questions about j tubes
I am hoping to get some advice regarding j tubes. I have never heard mention of this from any of the doctors my dad has seen over this past year, but I keep reading about them here. At this point, dad is 2 weeks out from 20 whole brain rad treatments. He was hospitalized 3 weeks ago with pneumonia, and has been home for 2…
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Prayers for Ray (Jr.)
Prayers (Can we still use the word prayers or is that offensive? hope not, because I sure believe in them.) for my brother Jr. Jr. goes this Friday for a CT Scan. He does not have chemo today. He has been in really bad pain, they have increased his pain meds, again. Last week he lost 5 more pounds. Please, help pray about…
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Sequence/Timing of Chemo and Radiation prior to Surgery
I'm new here, but was diagnosed with a 4 cm tumor at the E-G Junction on April 24. All the testing and appointments seem to move too slowly for me. I had CT Scan, Barium Swallow test, PET scan and Esophageal Ultrasound through mid-May and ultimately diagnosed as T2N0M0 (stage 2a). I had an appointment with Dr. Mark…
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Paul61---About colonoscopy
Paul, I read your post on the colonoscopy. It will be five years in Nov. since I had the test and it was all clear. Is the reason for your three years because of the polops, or is there a shorter time than ten years for EC patients? I've never heard reference made to this? I will have another ct scan in August and will be…
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Is it a cyst... OR????
About a month and a half ago, I realized I had this subcutaneous lump sitting on a rib under my right breast. It was about a half inch in diameter, round, and raised up about 3/8 of an inch. I brought it to the attention of the physician's assistant in Oncology, as the Oncologist only visits Moses Lake every other week and…
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Avastin(Bevacizumab) in combination with chemotherapy
My father has stage IV esophageal cancer. He is in his late 50s. He went through four rounds of 5-day continuous infusion chemotherapy, which was a combination of 5-FU, Cisplatin, and Docetaxel which significantly decreased the size of his cancer. So, his oncologist switched him to a less aggressive treatment of Avastin…
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It's back but did it ever really go?
Hi folks I only posted here once and live in the UK. I guess when I posted I knew something was not quite right. Well my world has fallen apart! I wrote that since returning from your wonderful country on the 2nd of May I had been having symptoms which were consistent with a brain tumor. On Tuesday evening the headache I…
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Happy and grateful anniversary
Today marks one year since Charlies MIE surgery. Just thinking right about now I was by him in surgical Intensive care and he was sleeping peacefully. What a whirlwind 1 1/2 years it has been. With alot of ups and downs. But we are so grateful for the 3 clean scans and stable weight and only a few episodes a month of some…
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Good news!
My husband,Santo, had a clean PET scan/CT scan this week. It's been 15 months since his MIE surgery at University of Pittsburgh with Dr. Luketich. We are so relieved and thankful that he contines to be cancer free.
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Starting Chemo any suggestions on how to cope welcome
At last my chemo is scheduled to start next Thursday. During the work up in preparation for my surgery there were a number of problems discovered with my heart. I had a 90% blockage in my coronary artery, and my biventricular-pacer/icd which I have had for 5 years as a result of cardiomyopathy needed replacement. These…
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Daily Menu ? and Dumping
Wondering if people might be willing to post a detail example of a typical days meal plan including portion sizes. My husband is still having his share of dumping episodes even though we are being very careful. If we might see what some people eat over a day or two days time, that might give us some ideas. If you have time…
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New Here
Hi All, My husband was diagnosed a few days ago and I guess I'm just looking for a place to "go" where someone knows what we're going through and are going to be going through. We really don't know much right now. He has a Pet/CT in a few days. Praying for him. Praying for you ALL. Chris 3
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5-Fu + Cisplatin vs 5-FU + leucovorin + oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) with unsure stage roughly 2 or 3
Hi everybody! Hope all is well with you and I will follow up with y'all... I was dx with EC junction with upper stomach on April 5th 2012, and I will start chemoradiotherapy on May 21st. I am having a difficult decision between two drugs they offer from two different oncologist.... Have you had those chemo drugs or…
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Chemo/Radiation versus Chemo alone
I am really confused about the need for chemo/radiation therapy before surgery. I am quite happy to go with the Chemo, which I am to begin in 4 days, but I am really having problems with the radiation therapy. To me it seems an unnecessary process, as the surgery will remove all of the known tumor and the surrounding lymph…
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long 5 months
Well i don't know where to start, so here goes. I went for a route checkup of an endoscopy and a colonoscopy in Jan of this year at hines VA Medical Center in Hines IL and was told i had Esophageal Cancer and after some more test i was told i had t2n0m0 and i should have chemo and RAD then surgery. I wanted a second a…
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sangora (sam) still hanging in there
It's been a while since I have checked in, but pulled myself together this morning to get online for a few minutes. I am continuing to stand my ground with EC. Hospice continues to do a great job both in pain control as well as emotional support. I have had a couple of bad pain days but my hospice team got things under…
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Don met with radiation onc today for second opinion of post op treatment
Hello All! I posted much of this on a reply to William and Mishti on a post Mishti started about her dad, but want to let those of you who didn't see that post know what is going on with Don - I am modifying this slightly so that it only pertains to Don's situation. William and I have an agreement to disagree at times and…
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Snoring and cancer
Found an interesting link on Drudge in regards to snoring and cancer. Supposedly an up to 5 times more likely to get cancer if you snore. Snoring Can Raise Cancer Risk --Jerry
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Good news, perhaps???
My partner James (Stage iv Dx 8/11) underwent a procedure to have the two tumours removed from his liver last week, which went well. The biopsy from his oesophagus also came back negative, so we are ‘tumour free’ at this point in time. The surgeon who performed the liver operation is sceptical about the original diagnosis…