7 Year Survivor

dwhite0002
dwhite0002 Member Posts: 126
in Esophageal Cancer #1

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to post this August 18 marks 7 years since I was siagnosed with EC at age 32. I am a survivor and there is hope!

I am happy to answer any questions you might have.

Thanks be to God!

David,

Hillsboro, Ohio

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  • hughesjohnw
    hughesjohnw Member Posts: 10
    #2
    What stage?

    What stage were you diagnosed at?  What treatments did you have and where?   Thanks.

  • dwhite0002
    dwhite0002 Member Posts: 126
    #3
    hughesjohnw said:

    What stage?

    What stage were you diagnosed at?  What treatments did you have and where?   Thanks.

    treatment

    I was a stage III Squamous Cell diagnosis. It was unusually high in the esophagus.

    I do not moke or drink and cancer does not run in my family.

    I did not have acid reflux.

    I had five weeks of chemo: Erbitux once a week, and Cisplatin and 5FU weeks 1 and 5 in a continous drip (I wore a pump and bag).

    During chemo I also had radiation once a week.

    Following chemo and radiation, I had a month of peace. In December on 2006 I had an esophagectomy and stomach pull-up.

    Hope this helps...

    -David

  • hughesjohnw
    hughesjohnw Member Posts: 10
    #4
    dwhite0002 said:

    treatment

    I was a stage III Squamous Cell diagnosis. It was unusually high in the esophagus.

    I do not moke or drink and cancer does not run in my family.

    I did not have acid reflux.

    I had five weeks of chemo: Erbitux once a week, and Cisplatin and 5FU weeks 1 and 5 in a continous drip (I wore a pump and bag).

    During chemo I also had radiation once a week.

    Following chemo and radiation, I had a month of peace. In December on 2006 I had an esophagectomy and stomach pull-up.

    Hope this helps...

    -David

    Thanks

    Thanks for the additional info.  It's always nice to see someone who's beating this awful disease, especially a person who was diagnosed as stage III.  That's encouraging.  Thanks!

  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,391 Member
    #5
    Congratulations

    Congratulations David!!!! May there be many more years.

    Thanks for taking time to post your milestone it gives other folks earlier in the journey hope.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams

    Grand Blanc, Michigan
    DX 10/2009 T2N1M0  Stage IIB - Ivor Lewis Surgery  12/3/2009 - Post Surgery Chemotherapy 2/2009 – 6/2009
    Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU - Three Year Survivor

     

     

  • birdiequeen
    birdiequeen Member Posts: 319
    #6
    That is great news!

    Thank you for sharing! 

  • goty2001
    goty2001 Member Posts: 71
    #7
    Thanks

    Thanks for posting - I always think this is the most valuable type of message we can be reading here... be sure to post your 10th anniversary...

  • Heeran
    Heeran Member Posts: 171
    #8
    Congratulations to you David.

    Congratulations to you David.  I think you replied to one of my other posts about my mom's stent.  She was also diagnosed 2 yrs ago with Stage 3 Squamous cell.  Unfortunately, the surgery site and lymph nodes spread with cancer and she declined the G-tube a few weeks ago and couldn't switch Chemo meds.  She was on Taxol and Carboplaton and now doing Hospice at home.  That's why the stent didn't work. I'm covering the night shift right now.

     

    Keep posting your good news.  There's alot of newer members who can find hope with survival posts.  I know that when I started this journey 2 years ago with my mom, I was desperate to find hope instead of the grimm statistics on the internet.  

     

    7 years is amazing.  I hope it NEVER comes back.  Congrats.

    Heeran

  • Deathorglory
    Deathorglory Member Posts: 364 Member
    #9
    Congrats!!!

    Congrats,

     

    You've got me beat by a couple of years.  Hopefully, I don't catch up, we just continue 2 years apart,

     

    Ed

  • capergal56
    capergal56 Member Posts: 13
    #10
    Congratulations

    Thank you for posting this!

  • Sloaner3
    Sloaner3 Member Posts: 22
    #11
    Thank you SO much for taking

    Thank you SO much for taking the time to post.  Inspriation is key in fightning this beast.  Wishing you all good things.

  • Mwatkins12
    Mwatkins12 Member Posts: 1
    #12
    That is awesome, thank you

    That is awesome, thank you for posting!  I had my esophagectomy about a month ago and will be starting chemo again soon.  It is very encouraging to hear a success story!  

  • Josie60
    Josie60 Member Posts: 80
    #13
    Congratulation

    We love hearing these good reports

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