dad's update after treatment

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peachycream
peachycream Member Posts: 33
edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
So dad had his petscan Monday. We went for an anesthesia assessment and the nurse was like, "Oh, your results are up", and told us everything. After all he went through, the tumor didn't shrink AT ALL... but the SUV went from 10.2 to 6.2. The infected lymph node still shows up as non-FDG-avid, but shrank from 11mm to 8mm. There is an elongated lymph node adjacent to the tip of the liver between it and the pancreas. It's benign, but worries me (could this turn into cancer?).

He had his scope the next day, and he has esophagitis. There are some craters in the tumor. They said it is flaking. He is still very weak and still has low blood pressure. We aren't sure what to do.... Seeing the main doctor tomorrow and he will tell us what he thinks

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    Thank you so much! It has
    Thank you so much! It has been a journey, and we are definitely going to move forward. It hasn't spread, thank God, and I do think that he should try to have surgery... he will surely die without it. I will update when we find out more.

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