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Esophageal Cancer

Archives for July 2011

Trying to hang in there!
Diagnosis T3, N1, M0-May 17, 2011 My husband is really struggling with pain, fatigue and having a hard time eating. He has completed 23 radiation treatments, concurrent with 5fu and 2 rounds of cisplatin. The pain has gotten really bad the last couple of days and he is trying to eat but I am not sure that he is getting…
Moving forward
Today is the nine months since diagnosis and eight months since surgery mark for my husband. He is feeling good and doing as much, if not more, than he did before surgery. Just a little good news for this holiday weekend!
chemo/radiation done pending surgery
It has been quite a long journey for my husband. He had the radiation and then the chemo. After it was all completted, He literally shut down became dehydrated and needed jtube placement done in hospital. He is 16 days out from last radiation and chemo and still complains of awful burning and is not eating. maybe in…
Now Tom's home with good news
You would think that everyone had left Chicago or come into it yesterday. Nope..First we had no cable, phone or internet for awhile last night and then it dame back on. I'm not conplaining part of our town has no electricity..it could be worse and my smart phone does the web. So Tom couldn't call and tell me pick him up.…
Tom ended up in the u of c after a routine ct...blood clots in lungs
and some extra fluid around his heart. It was a wild day for sure. He always takes the train up...he did today and we got the call to page his doctor...he was on the train coming home when he found out he had to go back. So I packed his bag etc and then my son and I drove him back to to the u of c...this is the 4th of July…
New User. Please Help. Father Fighting Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer.
This is my first post. My dad, 67, was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer this past Jan. It had metastasized to his rib. He is being treated by an oncology team - a thoracic surgeon, a radiologist, and an oncologist. We were told surgery was not an option. They did a biopsy and the histology of his tumor is rare,…
Jimbo's Update
Hi! This is jimbos daughter Candace. My dad wanted me to update everyone on how he was doing after surgery. His surgery began around 7am and ended around 5pm. The doctor had wonderful things to say and said there were no surprises, a very routine surgery. We went back to see him in icu around 6 and he looked great!! His…
Hi there - I want to introduce myself.
I have been catching up on all of your posts and trying to learn as much as possible. My husband, Luis, age 51, was diagnosed April 11, 2011. He has had acid reflux for 20 plus years and no one ever mentioned that it could cause cancer. He has also had sleep apnea for 10 plus years. In the fall of 2010 he started having…
Esophageal cancer
I have never posted before but have been reading this site for many months. My husband, Alan, whose 68, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer Sept. 2009 he was T3N1MO and had chemo, Ivor Lewis op on March 8th 2010 followed by chemo and radiation. It's been a long hard journey but he is very well now and we have just had a…
UPDATE: Dad
Well, a while ago I posted about my dad's experience with the MIE and numerous complications thereafter. However, I am pleased to report that dad has been doing much better lately. Although he is still in ICU, he makes progress everyday. Physical therapy has been coming in and, even though he has been in a bed for 7 weeks,…
Today is surgery for JimboC...
Praying for peace and that all goes well!!!
NG feeding tube post-rad or no?
Howdy! I'm caring for my dad and he's having some trouble I'm hoping to get some guidance with. His data: III (T3, N1, M0) Finished 6 weekes chemo/radiation May 31 Scheduled for surgery August 5 (was scheduled for July 5, but is too weak) 78 years old Also has: congestive heart failure, copd emphysema, adult-onset diabetes…

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