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For our Stage IVs questioning treatment
All, Below is a reprint of a rather lengthy Mayo Clinic article - it is very thoughtful and discusses the difficult decisions many Stage IV patients face during treatment. I share this since there are so many new folks on the Board who may not have seen this article in the past. When a patient and a family face these…
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Pain between the shoulder blades
How long prior to diagnosis did the pain between the shoulder blades show up? Anyone remember? I do remember my husband complaining for a long time about pain between his shoulder blades before diagnosis, but he just thought it was our bed . . . I can't remember how long before though . .
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nausea/hair loss question
Hi everybody; I've had a very rough few days, and have a question. Lately I've been getting a lot of nausea, mainly in the mornings. I'm sure you can relate to the temperature issue, I'm either boiling or freezing and no happy medium. I'll get relatively comfortable in bed, and then suddenly break out in sweats, the nausea…
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Father in Law, new Dx of Stage III or IV
Hello all, my 60 year old father in law was just diagnosed with adenocarcinoma at the gastroesophageal junction. No history of GERD. CT shows multiple clustered concerning lymph nodes just below the diaphragm around the aorta / celiac arteries. There's also a single supsicious 1 cm lesion in the liver. He's going to Mayo…
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WE DO GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To Whitney and all the others who are on this journey. Sometimes I felt like Vince and I were on an island all by ourselves(one very sick) and one healthy (physically, not emotionally) . We would float around not ever knowing what would happen next. I read Lee in London's post and He sounds so much like my Vince. After…
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2nd round of chemo - what to expect
My husband is going for his second round on Monday. He tolerated 1st round really well. I am wondering when do the effects of chemo really start to take its toll. Jackie
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Update on Luis - roller coaster ride
Luis is doing well. He has been moved out of the ICU and onto the regular surgical floor where the nurses are less attentive. That means that both he and I have to be more vigilant to make sure that he is getting everything looked after and getting all the meds he is supposed to get. He had another rough night. He started…
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Hi everyone - newbie here...
Hello dear readers – I am new to the board, but not this site, in fact, I have been “lurking” for the past month, reading endless posts about your journeys with this terrible disease known as EC. I decided it was about time to actually join the board, hoping I may be able to contribute to some of the threads with any type…
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diet problems after surgergy
I had my surgergy 7/15/11. Was cleared to go home 10 days later. All cancer is gone . No after surgery chemo was recommended. However, I have gone from 151# at discharge from hospital to 138#. I am having differculty finding things that I can eat that don't bother me. I can't drink ENSURE or nutrition drinks. Has anyone…
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My family says I am addicted . .
Good morning to all my new, stranger friends whom I feel closer than my best friend, Since my husband's diagnosis on 11/01/2010, I have felt horrifically alone. As though nobody could possible imagine whay my world was like. What my day to day has looked like, how I get through each day and how we continue to function…
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Hope for those about to face surgery
As I looked at the calendar today, I noticed that it was two months ago today that I had the MIE in Pittsburgh. My diet is back to normal pretty much but just less. I still have some problems with sugar and dairy but as long as I watch my intake of those two, it's fine. One nice side effect of the surgery is I seem to have…
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radiation directly to liver
It seems my husband wouldn't be a canidate for this type of procedure as he has multiple leisons, one being by the something portal vein (sorry I am not to good with correct scientfic names). So, now I hope he responds as well as he is doing right now with chemo and we get some more time and a miracle. He also has a leison…
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Laura23, believe surgery was yesterday...in our thoughts
Hi Laura, I believe Luis's surgery was yesterday, just wanted to let you know you are both in our thoughts. When you can, please let us know how you are doing. Positive thoughts heading your way! Niki wife of Jeff T2N1M0