Good news...

songbird123
songbird123 Member Posts: 5
edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
The doctor (actually the nurse) FINALLY called today with the biopsy results and I'm clean! No pre-cancer or cancer cells detected. Just esophagus irritation from acid reflux and the hiatal hernia. Whew! I just want to thank all of you who have posted and been supportive of me. It's sad, but I'm received more emotional support here than from my own family. Anyway, thank you all and I wish the best for all of you on your journies dealing with EC.

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  • MOE58
    MOE58 Member Posts: 589 Member
    #2
    GREAT NEWS
    I am glad you got the news you wanted, just know we are here if you need us.

    Lori/Moe
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  • unclaw2002
    unclaw2002 Member Posts: 599
    #4
    That is wonderful news.
    A
    That is wonderful news.

    A thought for you --- perhaps you should set up a regular follow up schedule to check you esophagous going forward. One of the warning signs of EC is acid reflux, and an irratated esophagous getting checked regularly will allow you to catch any future disease before it advances to a late stage. EC has very few early symptoms and most folks don't catch it until it is Stage III or IV. EC has one of the worst survival rates in the country and is one of the fastest growing cancers in this country. Even with all this there is no regular proticol or consensus in the medical profession as to what is a best practice once someone has received a diagnosis of acid reflux and an irritated esophagus so you may have to push the docs a little harder, than if you were asking for another type of test.

    Part of our efforts on this site is education and through education increasing the early detection of EC. EC is curable, especially when caught early. Early detection is the key to having more survivors of this horrible cancer.

    Good Luck,
    Cindy
  • Tina Blondek
    Tina Blondek Member Posts: 1,500 Member
    #5
    Hi Michelle
    Great news! So
    Hi Michelle
    Great news! So happy to hear it! I am glad we could be here for you. Come back and visit us.
    Tina
  • K_ann1015
    K_ann1015 Member Posts: 500
    #6
    unclaw2002 said:

    That is wonderful news.
    A
    That is wonderful news.

    A thought for you --- perhaps you should set up a regular follow up schedule to check you esophagous going forward. One of the warning signs of EC is acid reflux, and an irratated esophagous getting checked regularly will allow you to catch any future disease before it advances to a late stage. EC has very few early symptoms and most folks don't catch it until it is Stage III or IV. EC has one of the worst survival rates in the country and is one of the fastest growing cancers in this country. Even with all this there is no regular proticol or consensus in the medical profession as to what is a best practice once someone has received a diagnosis of acid reflux and an irritated esophagus so you may have to push the docs a little harder, than if you were asking for another type of test.

    Part of our efforts on this site is education and through education increasing the early detection of EC. EC is curable, especially when caught early. Early detection is the key to having more survivors of this horrible cancer.

    Good Luck,
    Cindy

    GREAT post Cindy!!!!!!!!
    everyone that has reflux should read that post again!

    thanks Cindy!
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