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Esophageal Cancer

Archives for October 2009

hmmmmppphhh....
Well, I'm back in the hospital! We came in this morning when my J-tube wouldn't stop draining, it was draining for several hours, took a whole role of paper towels until it calmed down, so we went to the ER, where they did tests and took x-rays. Well, there's more fluid around my left lung than when I left, so I have to…
KITTEN IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL PLEASE SAY PRAYERS FOR HER
Just to let all the Cancer site people know I talk to her on another site and she has let me know that she is back in the hospital with fluid around her left lung. This woman is a fighter, and she is fighting hard, please please say prayers for her, she is an awesome woman that always give the advice we need. Kitten we…
Update on Al
Hi everyone, Sorry I haven't kept you all informed of our progress. Al is doing really well now after I had to put my foot down and get his butt moving. He now is on his soft food diet and tolerating it very well. The nurse came today and checked his drainage tube and that is doing very well along with all of his little…
scared and dont know what to do?
My husband of 30 years was diagnosed July 23rd with EC stage 4. his first round of chemo did nothing the tumor was bigger and it had spread more with the first ct scan they were not sure if it had spread to the liver but now they are sure it has. yesterday he finished 5 weeks of radiation 5 days a week and chemo 1 day a…
update on my husband, thanks for all the kind words from the site
My husband finally lost his battle with esophageal cancer on 10/22/2009 it was on a short time 5 months from the time that he was told he had cancer to his pasting, i know that he is at peace and went home to his savior. we are going to really miss him. thanks to all the kind words that i received from the one's that…
Update
"In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’" 2Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3"Remember now, O Lord, I beseech Thee, how I have walked…
HELP!!!!
My dad was diagnosed with EC in Feb of 09....he had the radical chemo and radiation....after numerous stints at 3 rehabs, 5 hospital stays, and 3 different j-tubes in the dejenum??...the last PET scan showed no other cancer and the original tumor has shrunk and no signs of "life" in the tumor. PROBLEM: my father has not…
going to meet the surgeon tomorrow
Hi, Tomorrow, Ron and I meet my oncologist and the surgeon and find out what they have planned. They moved the meeting up 2 wks. Evidently, some of the drs will be on vacations later in November so we are expecting an earlier date. Also, my creatinine has been very high and think you cannot get the CAT/PET scan if it is…
My dad
Hi, Tomorrow my dad will be going to Johns Hopkins here at home for a 2nd opinion. I'm not able to go and a little nervous. My parents have also decided they want to visit Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Has anyone heard or used any of these hospitals? Erika
Update on my surgery
Hi all, I have been home for about five days from the hospital. I just has the esophagectomy, my surgery was in two parts it started on the 10th to prep the stomach. On the 14th was was my esophagectomy and it seems that after 13 days in the hospital everything was going accourding to plan and they let me go home. I am…
Problem drinking
My husband Jim had his esophagectomy on August 10th....He was stage 1, so we are extremely grateful to be among the few diagnosed so early. Since that time, he has battled a persistent thrush infection, and is finally over that. Last week was a milestone, as we ate dinner together for the first time in two months. He was…
not fixed here
Help! Why will some posts not open? Including post that states the board is fixed?
Discussion boards should be fixed now
Hi all, The boards should be okay now but if anyone continues to have a problem, please use the "Contact CSN" link in the top right corner of the CSN page to send me an email. Sorry for the inconvenience and frustration! Greta Your CSN Staff
CT scan
My husband had his CT scan yesturday. We were very happy to see a significant improvement in the lymph nodes and esophagus. Our excitement was quickly diminished when the doctor took a look at his CEA tumor marker which had risen twice in the last 6 weeks. He was stumped and couldn't explain why. His scan revealed fluid…
Al is home!!!!!!!
Hi Everyone, Al is home and resting. I have to say it is so nice just to watch him sleep. The nurse will be here soon to hook up the feeding tube. To all of you who are waiting for your surgery. I IS WORTH THE WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT THAT HAS GOTTEN ME THIS FAR. I STILL HAVE MY…
Layne's biopsy
Always one to seek attention, Layne's biopsy, a one hour procedure usually, took three hours. Seems the nodes were so small and so oddly located it took a long time. The doc said preliminary report is no cancer, but the more extensive testing won't be in until Tues. Then of course, seeking further attention, his lung…
Anyone haveing problems posting
I can't get my replys to post is anyone else haveing problems Kath
One more update...
Just wanted to let all of you know that I'm home. Everything still stands from the last post I made, but I'm home! :0) Cathy
Chemo and Radiation next week- Any adivice?
My husband starts chemo and radiation next week. Is there anything we should know. How to prepare and side effects. Whats worse, chemo or rad? He is getting 5-Fu for 5 days and on the 7th day he'll get cisplatin and doing the same in 6 weeks. Rad will be everyday for 6 weeks.
PEG tube and Nutren 2.0- my husband is having problems, any one else?
My husband was diagnosed with EC about 6 weeks ago. Since then he is had a PEG tube and a port-a-cath placed. I was hoping the PEG would help him with nutrition since we are starting chem/rad next week but he is having trouble with it. He gets hot sweat episodes after feeding. He is taking one can at a time twice a day but…
WHERE ARE YOU K_ANN 1015 YOU HAVEN'T POSTED OR REPLYED IN AWHILE
Hope things are well with your DAD, I noticed you haven't posted or replyed in over a week. I was just concerned and making sure everyone is okay. Do I need to send you a pair of my BGP, or do you have it under control. I have really enjoyed you and making sure things are okay. Please let us know we are all family on this…
colon interposition
Hi, I am a new member to this board and have a question as to whether anyone has had a similar experience to mine and could shed some light on their progress. First I was diagnosed with EC on Feb 2, 2009. The tumor was at the junction of he esophagus and the stomach and was early stage 2 and considered by 2 doctors to be…
Layne did his biopsy
Did well...had a small collapse of the lung but it resolved. Took three hours because the nodes were so small, and preliminary tests are that there is no cancer. Complete results on Tues. Surgery next Thurs. I see that Al will be out on Sunday ...isn't that great? Prayers of thanks all the way round.
Another Update!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm starting chemo here in the hospital tomorrow, carbolplatin and taxotere. They will keep me here for a day or two after that and then I will get to go home. I will have to do iv nutrition at home and I will have a home health nurse come once a week to deliver the iv…
Update on Al
Hi Everyone, Al is up and walking the hall today. He only has one drainage tube and his feeding tube. He will be having his barium swollow late this evening or tomarrow. The nurse called to check to see if I would be taking care of his feeding tube and other things. There is a slight chance that he may be coming home…
We made it to Houston
Wow...we had to drive to Louisiana to borrow a car--and the rain was so bad we had to pull over at a hotel. That meant we had to get up at 4:30 am to get to the hospital for Layne's tests today. Wow, it was raining cats and dogs the whole way. But we are here and safe!
UPDATE ON MY JEFF-
Well, we visited the oncologist this past week, as his radiation doctor said something looked different on his CT scan on his liver, (of course we were not told this) so his oncology doctor did a PET SCAN, which shows everything from head to toe, we went to that doctor on this past Monday the 19th and he told us nothing i…
neutropenic fever and back in hospital
Hi, Well last week came out of the hospital after chemo and was home two days and then spiked fever back in the hospital till yesterday the 20th. They said I have neutropenic fever. Must have been given 20 bags of Zosin and some Vancomycin and loads of fluids. So sick of hospital, but the nurses were nice. Two pints of…
Mumphy andAl
Hi All, surgery took 10 hours, Al is in Icu, the vent and he wants the cath out asap. Everything went well they 2/3 of of his esophagus which is great. I didn't spend the night he I am in a hotel 2 min away. Dr. Luketich was great. I am on way there now because Al doesn't want me to hang around to long. He is tired and…
Has anyone heard from Kathy?
I have been thinking about them and praying for them, and wondering how they are doing.

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