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Esophageal Cancer

Archives for July 2009

ONE WEEK SINCE EC SURGERY-
Just wanted to share with you all Jeff is doing really well and its been one week since surgery, Today he started breathing on his own, very restless, and very alert, they finally had to sedate him to rest, so therefore I had to leave as family was making him agitated. I guess there will be a day he will get to a room and…
changing Al's chemo need advice
Hi everybody, Went to clinic yesterday to see Dr. Gibson, he came up with a new game plan since Al was having such a hard time with the continous 5fu. He will be getting weekly treatments of 2 chemo meds Platinol & Campotosar. Dr. G said just as effective just different. I know he knows what he's doing but if any one has…
JEFF DOING MUCH BETTER-I THINK WE WILL MAKE IT
Just an update that he is doing much better it is 9:30 and I am still sitting at home, i had to take a break, I talked to his nurse and she said he had a great night, and doing much better this morning, we are trying to wean him off the ventilator, so hopefully we will make progress. Maybe eventually we will decrease tubes…
Lori (Moe)
I wasn't sure if you'd check this or Facebook first, so I just wanted to tell you I am so happy that Jeff is doing better. Also, thought everyone would want to know that Jeff's oxygen level has been able to be turned down so he is breathing more on his own and he is alert when others walk in the room, so a definite…
Vacation....
Hi everyone!!! I know William posted about being gone on vacation for a short time, and I also wanted to let everyone know I will be gone from Saturday-Thursday...we are going to Sturgis for the motorcycle rally, should be a good time. I will answer everyone's posts until I leave Saturday morning, and will do my best to…
WILLIAM MARSHALL YOU ARE THE BEST ADVICE OUT THERE ON CANCER THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL HE IS
For all those ones out there that needs advice or needs to be uplifted please ask Mr. Marshall, he has helped me in so many ways during my husbands before during and after surgery when I have been down he built me up, when i was scared he lifted my spirits, when i was scared he knew what to say, and when i needed answers i…
WILLIAM MARSHALL-MY MOTHER IN LAW NEEDS HER SPIRITS LIFTED
My mother in law needs her spirits lifted, she is having a hard time seeing her son this way with all the tubes, feeding and etc. please give her some advice thanks Moe
Jeff-IS NOT DOING WELL AFTER DAY 4 OF SURGERY-LUNGS ARE BAD
Papa-Jeff is not doing well his lungs are really really bad, he has developed pneumonia now, doctors are saying the surgery part is healing well but the lung part is terrible i just hope and pray he gets better, they said with him being a heavy smoker is why he is having the problems he is having, I am scared to death, for…
Has anyone used Xeloda to keep Esophageal Cancer in remission??
Hello, This is my first time posting on any kind of discussion board so I apologize in advance if I am not submitting this correctly. My husband was diagnosed 4 months ago with stage IV esophageal cancer. The tumor is very close to the opening into the stomach. (He had NO symptoms.) The cancer had spread to the lung,…
Papa (jeff) IS DOING SO MUCH BETTER, DAY 3 OF ICU
Well, I am home cleaning up and taking a little time to myself, had my daughter stay with him for awhile. I needed a break from the hospital. Jeff is doing much better his oxgyen is much better, he has developed a slight fever from an infection in his nose from the NG tube, he is responding well, and doing what he is told,…
Jeff (PAPA) DOING BETTER TODAY-DAY 2 AFTER SURGERY
Jeff, is doing better today he is responding to us, and knows who we are, he is still very critical, and have been told that he will be in ICU all this week. He has also be diagnosed with early stages of emphasema, thats what happens when you chain smoke i guess. He doesn't seem as agitated today, so each day seems to be a…
JEFF HAD A VERY BAD DAY, AND WE HAD A SCARE
Well, we had a very bad day we got a call at 6:30 AM 1ST day post op, we had quite a scar, hospital called and said that Jeff was having trouble breathing, lungs were "SICK" as the doctor said, and thought his heart was having trouble, but that was not a issue, our issue was him not responding. I wasn't prepared for this…
Al back in the hospital
Hey all, I had to take Al to the ER last night it seem that he has what they thought was c-diff, but now there not sure whats going on. All of the cultures are negative, which is good and they are keeping him hydrated since he is having all of the bouts of diarrhea. I know that they are doing the best the can. Last week it…
life insurance as a survivor
does anyone have info on how to get life insurance as a survivor
Moe
Lori, Jeff's surgery should be all done and behind you. I hope all went smoothly for him, and that he is well on the road to recovery!!! Cathy
SURGERY SCHEDULED TOMORROW
My husband surgery is scheduled tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. I am so scared right now my stomach has butterflies, even thought william marshall, has gave me good advice and Kitten too, you are still scared. Please keep us in your prayers. We have a long road ahead of us. Thanks You LORI (MOE)
nausea after gastric pull up
Hi all, I need some help from all of you. My husband had a gastric pull up done on May 1, 2009 as part of his surgery to remove stageIV tumor. Since the surgery he continues to have nausea off and on, usually for days at a time. It affects his desire to eat and he continues to loose weight. The doctors just prescribe…
pneumonia making Al very weak
Hi all, Al is on this antibiotic called Avelox, it is one strong antibiotic. It is making him weak and moody. He knows that he is supposed to be resting and drinking lots of fluids. He keeps arguing with me that He is going to stop this medication if its going to keep making him feel like this. I'm so confused he never…
Questions and very little information
Hi group- am new to this forum. Let me just put it all out there. My mom emailed me the other morning to say that she had had an upper GI and biopsy and the results were "not good". The GI doc said she had the "start" of a tumor in her esophagus and they could not operate because it would require they would have to take…
Al IS HOME
Hey Al's home-- had a touch of pneumonia --on avelox for 11 days. The chmo is on hold until we see Dr. Gibson on Wed. This may not be a bad thing his body could use the rest. I did rest while he was in the Hosp. So all is a little better. Thanks for listening. Hope all is well with all of you. Kathy
Mediport??
Has anyone experienced a bad mediport? My father needs to have his replaced, somehow it is now in a loop. They cannot draw blood from it, but supposedly it's still safe to use for the chemo. Thanks Erika
yesterdays chemo did not go well
Hi, I just wanted to let you all know that Al's chemo did not go well at all yesterday. He is in Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. All wall was going well until he stood up after the EPi.he felt shaky and then couldn't catch his breath the gave he o2 and some ativan and sent us to the er to make sure he wasn't throwing a…
round 2 for chemo
Hi everyone, Tomarrow Al goes for round 2 of his Epirubicin and Oxaliplatin. He still has his constant 5fu pump. I am just very nervous that his labs may not be good enough for the 2nd round. I always get nervous the day before Dr's appts. You never know what the numbers will be if he's lost weight etc. On top of that he…
Husband diagnosed with possible EC
My husband just had an endoscopy this morning. I was expecting the results to be an ulcer. I felt like someone dropped a house on me when the doctor lead us into a private room to tell us that he did not like what he saw during the procedure. He found a swollen lesion at the base of the esophagus above the stomach. He did…
Esophagogastric junction cancer - both esophageal and stomach diagnosis - Atlanta area
My husband, 68, was recently diagnosed with the Esophagogastric junction cancer, which involves both the esophagus and stomach/cardia. We go tomorrow for staging and to have a consultation with a thoracic surgeon. We have met with the medical oncologist last week and have scheduled many appointments for tests, etc. I have…
mouth sores
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion about how to relieve mouth sores from chemo. Al has recently gotten one around his lower lip. I any one has a suggestion please right back. Thanks Kath

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