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Esophageal Cancer

Archives for August 2011

He is gone....
My beloved Steve passed away tonight at 7.25pm. I know I havent been posting much lately, but for anyone that remembers us, we gave the beast a 18month fight. He went peacefully and knew he was loved and that he loved us. Thank you all for your support. I still plan on coming often. Hopefully I can be of help to someone…
See you can sometimes have surgrey with iv !
I was very agravated to have my hopes sort of dashed ealier this month. A few people said that there is no surgrey for us stage iv's and can only have palliative care. Know you need to tell the other people what you said the same thing to , that maybey there is a chance - of surgrey next time..... Thankyou Jason
Fatigue post MIE, how long?
I know it is an individual thing but just wondering on average how long the fatigue lasts? My husband is good in the morning and crashes around 2pm for the day. Only 3 weeks out from surgery at UPMC with Dr. Luketich. Thanks
Advice! How long to wait?
Hello All - My father was diagnosed with EC last Thursday, 8/4/2011. On Friday, 8/5/11, he had a CT Scan and a PET scan on Sunday, 8/7/11. The results of the two scans were shared with us on Monday and Tuesday - the local surgeon (who performed the endoscopy/biopsy) said the scans looked 'great' and that the cancer was…
CT Dad w/ St IV EC 6/22/11
Hello all, As I start my first post - my dad is almost two months in his new life with cancer. This was a shock for us all, he went to the hospital for a heart procedure but the dr.'s were forced to stop mainly b/c the heart was beating too fast (due to the fact he was bleeding from what we now know to be EC). My dad just…
3 Years
August 12 will be 3 years since my surgery. I was T3N1M0 and now 100% back to normal. I function as a firefighter, long distance hiker and biker as good or better than before my cancer. I have been blessed for 3 years and this is to let everyone know that there is a normal after this event. No more dumping and can eat 2…
what is something good for you to eat when you dont want to eat?
Hello and hope all is going good as we can. My Mother has been getting sick and cant even keep the meds down to slow this. Of course food and hydration is a big deal now and she has ate a bannana and maybey drank 1 ginger ale. I was trying to get some more ideas from you . I will be down in a week with a good…
Rickie's Scan Results Half Empty or Half Full
After being on the road all day we finally returned home from Houston tonight. Rickie had scans on Monday morning and an appointment with the doctor the same afternoon, so the results were only preliminary, however the doctor said that the cancer appears to be "stable." At first I think we were a little disappointed, as…
Hacker
Does anyone who is technical know how to get rid of the hacker initials CP?
Final report card after surgery
Hi guys, My fin report card from UPMC upon discharge. 21 lymph nods clear , no sign of cancer any where. Praise God....I ,m learning what I can eat. Recovering on schedule (1month). I am so glad I had the MIE with dr. Luketich and his crew of fine surgeons. I pray everyday for the people on this site.... please pray for…
PET scan questions
looking for advice; I had a PET/CT scan in May. I went 12 hours without food and dringk prior to scan. I made it through 15 minutes of scan, then had liquid come up and got choked. This took around an hour to get over. Needless to say, I could not finish the scan. Now, we are uncertain how to handle future scans. Has…
One Year Since Surgery and Good CT Results!
Sharing good news! My husband, Bob, was diagnosed March 31,2010, T3N1M0. After chemo, and chemo with radition, he had MIE robotic surgery at Mayo, Rochester on August 16, 2010. Yesterday he had bloodwork and a CT scan, both came back with good results and "No evidence of disease!" Linda
PET results today
Good news today!!! Bill's pet scan of one week ago is free from any evidence of disease!! WooHoo. His blood work is great as well!. His anemia is essentially gone and all the other tests were great. Will see him again in 3 months. Have a CT scan in 6 months at which time the doctor is going to start decreasing the number…
Now the doc says biopsy first
Today the surgeon called and said he would like to do a biopsy on the lymph node that showed up on the scan. He wants to do it next week with the possibility that he could remove the node. If the node comes back positive, they will postpone surgery and do more radiation. If it comes back negative, they will go forward with…
back for more chemo
Well, after several months of a chemo 'holiday' Lee is going to face another round, starting this Thursday. This comes as a result of discovering that the tumors in his liver have grown by 50% within a month, and the esophageal walls thickening. He has had very poor appetite, and trouble swallowing. We are hoping to see…
A new study supporting early screening for GERD
All, Below is a link to a study completed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center which found that Esophageal Cancer Risk Higher in Medically Treated GERD Patients with Fewest Symptoms http://www.upmc.com/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/2011/Pages/Esophageal-Cancer-Risk-Higher-in-GERD-Patients.aspx. (copy and cut and…
First day of chemo
God Bless to all and to your recovery . Mother spent all day with her first round of chemo. Come to find out she is getting the same meds as she would have got at the Mayo Clinic. I think God is telling me to stop worrying and put my trust in him and the medical team. As far as Mother no side affects yet , and her chemo…
Sophomore Class Update
The inter-net service at my house was not working for over a week (it was fixed once for 5 minutes) so I have not been able to read or post anything thing on the site. Took me a while tonight to read all the post. John’s last day of Radiation was on July 11. He is scheduled for a CT scan of the chest/abd. & pelvis on Aug.…
Mixed news for us
Luis had his CAT scan today and we got the results of his PET scan as well. The good news is that the tumor shrunk quite a bit, but it is not gone. The bad news is that a new lymph node showed up on the scan. The lymph node is in the upper right chest area. It was outside the radiation field. The doctor wasn't sure if the…
Pericardial effusion
Hi Friends, Jim was diagnosed with Pericardial effusion which is excess fluid in the heart sac. After researching it I see radiation, chemotherapy, and cancer can cause it. His cardiologist is monitoring him and having echocardiography monthly to see if it grows. He said he isn't thinking it is cancer, but has to make…
Vietnam Vets
Hi to all of you. As I watch this board I am saddened by some of the new posts but also sometimes uplifted with some of the good news. I reached out to you awhile back asking any of you if you knew of anyone who was in Vietnam and exposed to agent orange and has EC. I am asking once again . I have been made aware that…
Scans today
We are in Houston now, and in the morning Rickie will be going in for a CT scan. We are praying for good results. In the afternoon we will have an appointment with the doctor to hear the results and see where we go from here. I will keep you all posted on what we find out. Sunday we celebrated our 35th anniversary. The…
cancer causing blood clots, blood clots causing stroke
My husband was diagnosed with Stage IV Esophageal Cancer on July 11, 2011. Since then, he developed blood clots which migrated to his lungs and some made their way to his brain and caused a significant stroke on July 20. The doctors told us that this is common with this type of cancer but in all the reading I've done, I've…
Going for MIE at the end of August
I just found out that I have stage 1 EC. I'm so happy to have found this site. Don't know what to expect and it's great to read these posts. It definitely provides some comfort. I'm having the surgery at Brigham and Womens in Boston. Has anybody had it done there? Thanks,Shawn
UPDATE ON DAD
Hello friends! I hope everyone is doing well. Just thought I'd update since it's been a while. My dad finally went to UCIrvine to get a second opinion from Dr. Nihn Nguyen. THANK YOU MR. AND MRS. MARSHALL FOR ALL OF THE INFO AND RESEARCH ON THIS DR. My parents just LOVE him. They feel VERY comfortable talking to him, his…
Add another Sophomore to the class!
My husband, Nick - age 48 Stage 3 with node involvement - joined the Sophomore class on August 4th! Endoscopy dx on 05/19. EUS & PET on 06/14 to Stage. Nick did 28 raditions with weeks 2 & 6 in-patient chemos - Cisplatin followed by 96 hours of 5-FU. Our radiation machine broke twice accounting for the delay. Nick's stable…
Mon. mother starts cisplatin and paclitaxil
The doc's have said the government has pulled Flora-5 ??? This is what they said at mothers appiontment today. They have replaced it with paclitaxil. SO here we go . I hope everyone had a good week and a better weekend!
Dad is coming home
My dad is coming home from the nursing home as the insurance company decided that for us. He is able to get up and take quite a few assisted steps (walking). I am worried for my mom and dad. My dad is nervous about going home and my mom will be his caregiver. This all happened (him going home) within 2 days--thanks…
update on me....
Hi everyone. It has been a long, long time since I posted anything as I haven't felt that I had much advice to offer these past few months. I have followed the posts and have prayed for everyone. This disease is a bear but I know that it can be beat and pray for a cure for ALL cancers. For those of you that know me, know…
congratulations
This is great news. Congratulations, Donna. May you have many more.

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