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Esophageal Cancer
Archives for August 2011
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surgery
Sorry about that. Part of my treatment got lost when I updated my about me page. I had surgery on March 28, one large incision and 2 small ones. Spent almost a month in the hospital with one thing and another. I just have to keep reminding myself that I am one of the very fortunate ones. Most days I am pretty good with the…
Update on my dad- some good news!
My dad, age 64, was diagnosed with late Stage 2/early Stage 3 (the docs said it was hard to tell if it was stage 3 yet) Esophageal Cancer back in April of this year. He underwent six weeks of chemo/radiation at Beth Israel Hospital in NYC which he concluded in early June. The chemo definitely wiped him out and made him…
chemo/rad
have finally got strong enough to have further treatment. I donot know how any of you went back to work after surgery. I always thought I was a strong person, but not anymore. I am still not strong enough to work. Still losing weight slowly because I fill up so quick. Seems like I am eating all the time. I donot suggest…
1st 6 month scan clear!!!
Hi, Just to encourage fellow EC pts, my first 6th month scan is clear. So happy, each one feels like a big step to a longer future and more grandmom time and time to enjoy retirement with Ron. I was a Stage III and thanks to the great efforts at St. Joseph's in Baltimore and many prayers and support from my friends here…
Just an update
Dale is now 19 months post esophageal cancer diagnosis. The oncologist told us at our last appointment that he is in "complete remission". We are so very thankful to have been given time that we never thought possible upon receiving the original diagnosis. We feel that we have been thru so much during the past 18 months,…
Cher 76, Fish Oil Information
Hi all I cut and pasted this from Livestrong.com regarding the benefits gained from Fish oil supplements, personally I get Marks fish oil supplements from our local health shop rather than the local supermarkets, I think quality is really important. Overview Cancer treatments can leave patients with side effects such as…
Here we go again!!!!!
First off I would like to thank everyone on here for the support given to me while my brother Raymond was going through finding out he had esophageal cancer and through the chemotherapy and radiation.... William I would very much like to thank you for giving me all the information about having the surgery which was passed…
For information purposes only
For those who may not know how to navigate around on the computer for information. Table 1 Current TNM staging of esophageal cancer. TNM classification T Tis Carcinoma in situ T1 Tumor invading lamina propria, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa T2 Tumor invading muscularis propria T3 Tumor invading periesophageal tissue T4…
stent vs feeding tubes
Lee (stage ivb) has been having increasing difficulty in eating many foods, which has resulted in some weight loss. He's been losing about a pound a day for the last 2-3 weeks. He is finding less and less foods appealing, and often can't swallow and ends up vomiting the whole meal up. We are getting very concerned, to say…
When/how do the Doctorsd decide to remove the drain blub and feedinding tube?
Can anyone tell me the crit. the doctors use to remove drain blub and feeding tube?
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