New to the journey

DM1948
DM1948 Member Posts: 1
in Esophageal Cancer #1

In August of this year I had a bone scan and a CT scan, after having biopsies that showed prostate cancer.  Both scans were negative for additonal cancer or mets. October 2nd I had my prostate removed and was informed that it appears that there is no spread beyond an area very close to where the cancer was in the prostate.  Margins were negative.  Going back in 3 months to check PSA.  Am recovering well to date.

At the time of the CT scan it was noted that there was thickening of the EG juncture and was recommended to see a gastreoenterologist afer the prostate surgery.  I am schedule for that appointment this week.  Of course I am hoping for the best.  I have absolutely no symptons; however I understand the EC may not have symptoms.  I drink alcohol moderately and have never smoked cigarettes.  I am 69, not overweight, active, eat few processed foods, only grass feed beef (when I eat red meat), eat a fair amount of vegetables and have been drinking either green tea or matcha tea for the last 10 years.

I want to document this journey, wheter it turns out good or bad so that I can share with others and hopefully be of help.  I will update as results come in and wish all forum members the best.

Comments

  • Deathorglory
    Deathorglory Member Posts: 364 Member
    #2
    Hello DM1948

    Hello DM1948,

    Hopefully, you have nothing but boring news to post.  I look forward to hearing those types of updates.

    Best Wishes,

    Ed

  • LorettaMarshall
    LorettaMarshall Member Posts: 662 Member
    #3
    DM1948~Congrats on positive surgery~Hope endoscopy is negative

    Hello “DM1948”

     Isn’t one cancer sufficient per person?  We certainly hope your upcoming visit with the Gastroenterologist comes up with no evidence of disease.  Then again, it often happens that one will go in for one procedure, and something else is detected as well.  So your doctor was wise to recommend an endoscopy.  Of course, if it shows positive for some kind of cancer, there will be a myriad of other tests to follow.  I'm assuming an upper endoscopy will be performed initially.  If some type of cancer is found, then a myriad of other tests will follow.   But we won’t even go there unless we have to.  Those of us who monitor this site will hope to “not hear from you again relative to EC.”  But if worse comes to worse, you will certainly be welcomed to “our EC family!”

     As for partaking or abstaining from certain foods or drinks, I’ve yet to see where one prevents cancer solely by their diet.  We’ve had young Stage IV EC patients check in here for the very first time who were physically fit, ran several miles a day, ate certain foods, and refrained from eating others. One such gentleman checked in as a Stage IV at age 48 and succumbed to his cancer in 2 short years.   

    So if cancer could be prevented by what we eat, we would all be cancer-free, would we not?  Sad to say, I have an “up close and personal story” relative to the “eating of some foods while abstaining from others.”  Not to name names here but it was the habit of one couple close to me to give strict adherence to their diet all their adult lives.  The wife was the cook and as such “ruled the roost” over what would be eaten in their household.  They were very much into “health foods” and physical fitness.  The husband recently obtained a “treadmill” to keep in the best of health.  Sad to say he was diagnosed with a Stage IV cancer  just a couple of months ago.  His funeral was about 3 weeks ago.  The wife is now in the care of Hospice, dying with a terminal cancer diagnosed last September.  We spoke often on the phone.  She told me foods that I should be eating and that I shouldn’t be eating sugar! Surprised  I rest my case!

     Alcoholic beverages and smoking are 2 "suspects" often suggested to be causes of Squamous Cell Carcinoma.  As for me, as a terminal cancer patient myself, as long as I have an appetite and am not nauseous, I’m going to continue to enjoy all the foods I've always eaten all my life, and drink all the teas, water and colas I desire.  Foot in Mouth  I find the article below an interesting read.  Each of us will be happiest doing what we believe makes us better of course.  Most likely this will be a point of contention for some, but I don’t wish to start a “food fight!”

    Lastly, let me say “welcome” and hope that all your tests are negative, and that your surgery for Prostate cancer remains a total success with no metastasis ever!Laughing

     Loretta (Wife of William (EC Stage III (T3N1M0) celebrating his 15th year of being cancer free after his Ivor Lewis Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy @ UPMC, by Dr. James D. Luketich, May 17, 2003.

     

    __________________________________________________________________________ 

    1.       http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2014/03/24/dont-believe-the-hype-10-persistent-cancer-myths-debunked/#sweet-tooth

     ·         Home               About us        Cancer news     Science blog

    • ·         “Don’t believe the hype – 10 persistent cancer myths debunked

    Category: Science blog March 24, 2014 Oliver Childs 378 comments

     Google ‘cancer’ and you’ll be faced with millions of web pages. And the number of YouTube videos you find if you look up ‘cancer cure’ is similarly vast.

    The problem is that much of the information out there is at best inaccurate, or at worst dangerously misleading. There are plenty of evidence-based, easy to understand pages about cancer, but there are just as many, if not more, pages spreading myths.

    And it can be hard to distinguish fact from fiction, as much of the inaccurate information looks and sounds perfectly plausible. But if you scratch the surface and look at the evidence, many continually perpetuated ‘truths’ become unstuck.

    In this post, we want to set the record straight on 10 cancer myths we regularly encounter. Driven by the evidence, not by rhetoric or anecdote, we describe what the reality of research actually shows to be true.

    _______________________________End of references for now________________

Discussion Boards