Up coming surgery

Gene R.
Gene R. Member Posts: 2
in Esophageal Cancer #1
Thank you all for posting your experiencs her for all to see. Mine in at the GE juncture , did Chemo and radiation for 5 week at Jefferson in Phila, I am diagnosed stage two with a pet scan that said it had not spread before treatment started. I am done chemo and radiation three weeks now and have another Pet scan next week and a surgical visit on the 15th to dicsuss results pet scan hopefully set up surgery.
I would be interested in hearing from any of you who have had the same thing as mee and how you did and are doing now. Mr Doc is Ernest Rosato of Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philly Pa. Have any of you had any experirnce with him I hear he's the one.??
Thank you for listening , Keep Smiling
Gene

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  • rmitchell
    rmitchell Member Posts: 94
    #2
    My husband
    Gene
    I know how scary this EC sounds. My husband had 28 radiation treatments, 6 Chemo and then Ivor Lewis surgery on Dec 10th. He is doing fine except today he had to have a Hernia operation. Came through it great and is feeling good tonight. It has been a long , tough year, but he is getting stronger everyday and the surgery was sucessful. His was stage 3 and did not get into lymph nodes. We are trusting in God to keep him well. He is 77 years old and has had several other surgeries in the past.
    Hang in there and go after this Cancer. You won't be sorry for the fight.
    Reba
  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
    #3
    I too was diagnosed as Stage II
    Gene,

    I was diagnosed as Stage II. I had Ivor Lewis surgery in December of 2009. When they did the pathology on the tissue they removed as a part of my surgery they found active cancer cells in one lymph node so I had follow up chemotherapy.

    I am sure all the testing and waiting for results is getting frustrating at this point but be patient. It is really important they understand the state of the cancer so they can insure you get the correct treatment. The standard approach is chemotherapy and radiation therapy prior to surgery.

    I am about 14 months post surgery and I am feeling much better and back to my normal activities again. Of course I still have regular follow up visits with my oncologist and regular CT scans but at the moment, (fingers crossed), I show no signs of cancer.

    Hang in there, there is light at the other end of the tunnel.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina

    DX 10/22/2009 T2N1M0 Stage IIB
    12/03/2009 Ivor Lewis
    2/8 through 6/14/2010 Adjuvant Chemo Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU
    6/21/2010 CT Scan NED

    Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!

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