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JimboC
JimboC Member Posts: 264
in Esophageal Cancer #1
I've been away for about a week. We decided to get away for a few days so we headed to North Carolina to see my wife's mother then headed to Myrtle Beach for a couple of days. I have my first post-op PET/CT tomorrow so I'm a good bit freaked out. I worry that it will find something but who amongst us doesn't worry when these tests are pending? If I missed replying to you, my apologies. I'll be working through the past weeks worth of posts over the next few days. ;)

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  • annalan
    annalan Member Posts: 138
    #2
    Welcome back, hope you
    Welcome back, hope you enjoyed your break. I certainly know how you feel about your first pet/CT scan. My husband had his IL on March 2010 and only had his first CT scan this July. He has been really good since fully recovering, took 6 months at least but he has no reflux or indigestion what so ever, eats a fraction of what he used to but he had an enormous appetite and looks better now than he did before.

    He had 24 nodes removed 7 proving cancerous, did chemo before his op and Chemo and radium after. It knocked him for 6 but we made it through.

    Alan doesn't go on the net and I tell him very little of what I read unless it is good news. He's very positive and that can only be good.

    When I asked his nurse why he wasn't scanned more often she replied that really they don't look for problems as if he had a recurrence there's no second op, no more radium just Chemo. How he hated the Chemo. So I just pray for no recurrence and enjoy the now .
    Ann (2)
    wife of Alan T3N1M0
    Posting from England
  • BMGky
    BMGky Member Posts: 621
    #3
    Good luck on your scan. I
    Good luck on your scan. I believe Donna70 called it scanxiety which is very true. I can see a change in my husband as each followup gets closer and then such relief. BMGky
  • MissusB
    MissusB Member Posts: 111
    #4
    BMGky said:

    Good luck on your scan. I
    Good luck on your scan. I believe Donna70 called it scanxiety which is very true. I can see a change in my husband as each followup gets closer and then such relief. BMGky

    Good luck, Jimbo!
    You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.
  • jss2011
    jss2011 Member Posts: 132
    #5
    MissusB said:

    Good luck, Jimbo!
    You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

    scan
    Just want to say good luck with the scan.

    Julie
  • chemosmoker
    chemosmoker Member Posts: 501
    #6
    NED NED NED NED NED!!!!!
    Jimbo,
    Here's hoping NED becomes a great friend of the family starting tomorrow!!!!

    Praying for you!!!

    Eric
  • Wife of patient 50378
    Wife of patient 50378 Member Posts: 124
    #7
    Hey Jimbo!
    Glad you were able to take some time and get away.
    I'm rooting for you!
    Godspeed,
    Sal
  • mardigras
    mardigras Member Posts: 215 Member
    #8
    Hope you had a great week
    Hi Jim,
    I really hope you had a lovely week and good luck for the Pet/CT tomorrow. Don't forget to let us know how it went.
    Prayers and hugs for you
    Marci x
  • TerryV
    TerryV Member Posts: 887
    #9
    Welcome back & Good luck!
    Scanxiety - seems like a very understandable word to me. I'm sure we will feel the same when Nick's 1st scan comes around.

    Glad you had an opportunity to get out of town for a bit.

    Prayers are with you for a great scan tomorrow. I agree with Eric "the cheerleader" NED, NED, NED!!!

    Terry
  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
    #10
    Best of luck on your scan
    Jimbo,

    We all know that feeling when "scan time" approaches. I just keep telling myself worry never changed the outcome of anything.

    I will be hoping that your scan comes back with No Evidence of Disease.

    Best of luck. We will be looking forward to the "good news" update.


    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
    Two year survivor

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

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