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trouble with keeping food and fluid down even with patch
Good morning to the night owls on the board and everyone else as well . I slept for 4 hours and am unable to rest anymore. My daughter has been going through this for 2 weeks or more. She eats and drinks very little but no matter after a a half hour or so it is all vomited back up almost looking untouched. She has a…
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The miracle wasn't a miracle after all
Good evening to all the wonderful brave people on this board. My life has been turned upside down again. The reading of the CT scan of November was a so called miracle to us. It showed that the liver spots had disappeared and the cancer was holding .They said it was an unexplainable event. We were so happy to have a little…
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My dad's EC seems to have popped up in his lung
My dad had surgery to remove biopsy a 1cm nodule that "lit up" on PET test and grew slightly in the last 3-4 months. He will be in hospital until at least Monday. The dr says he heals well and is not worried about recovery from this procedure. They will be taking to the oncologist for the next step and are taking this 1…
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Steve is home...path report....
Steve came home today. He continues to improve, altho he doesnt feel like it...lol. He is weak, but can get around for short periods. We have known that he would take a little longer to bounce back because he went into surgery weak. He is cleared to have a full liquid diet, but is still hesitant. Now for the path report.…
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SURGERY RESEARCH for Brendon - Please post if you have had surgery to remove your esophagus - Please
To everyone - I'm doing a little research on the Minimally Invasive Surgery...or other surgeries that are available. Please respond and let me know the following: 1. What stage your cancer (or your loved ones) was in? 2. What treatment you had prior or after surgery? 3. What surgery you had? 4. What complications did you…
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Sal314 - Are you online??
Sally, I have been thinking about you alot and just wanted to check in. I won't ask how you or your mom are doing 'cause I already know. I just wanted you to know that I think of you all the time and hope you are holding up the best you can at this point. Take care, Melissa
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Back to Reality
I left on Feb 2 on a long-awaited Caribbean vacation and after a few days on the beaches of Anguilla in the West Indies, I succeeded in forgetting about my illness. I've been home a week, and now I have the disappointing results of my CT scan of a few days ago to jar me back to reality. But that disappointment pales in…
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Steve continues to improve...
We are almost at the two week mark. All tubes are out except our good friend Mr. jtube. He will stay with us awhile longer. He is moving around easier now. Our biggest hurdle seems to be more mental then anything. I'm sure all of you, that had the surgery, can relate to that. We arent sure about discharge yet, and still no…