Surgery
He is 77 years old and has had heart surgery in the past. I am scared but trusting in God to get him through this.
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Husbandunknown said:This comment has been removed by the Moderator
Thanks so much for your encouragement. I just found this web site. Don had 28 radiation treatments and 6 Chemo. Finished 5 weeks ago and is feeling good now. The cancer is in the lower part of his Esophagus. We are Christian believers so have an abundance of prayer support. We are leaning on Jesus and know whatever comes He will be with us.0 -
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Sherri
Thanks for your quick response. He is having surgery at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville Tn. His Surgeon is Dr Eric Grogan. We feel like he is in good hands., The tumor is in the lower part of the Esophagus. He had 28 radiation treatments and 6 Chemo. Finished 5 weeks ago and is feeling good now.
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This comment has been removed by the Moderatorrmitchell said:Husband
Thanks so much for your encouragement. I just found this web site. Don had 28 radiation treatments and 6 Chemo. Finished 5 weeks ago and is feeling good now. The cancer is in the lower part of his Esophagus. We are Christian believers so have an abundance of prayer support. We are leaning on Jesus and know whatever comes He will be with us.0 -
Donunknown said:This comment has been removed by the Moderator
They postponed Don's surgery until Friday. Biopsy on kidney came back and he has cancer there too. They said it is slow growing so will deal with it after the Esophagus surgery.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
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If the cancer has spread I am surprised they are doing surgeryrmitchell said:Don
They postponed Don's surgery until Friday. Biopsy on kidney came back and he has cancer there too. They said it is slow growing so will deal with it after the Esophagus surgery.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
REba
Reba,
Are you sure they are still going to do surgery. Perhaps you want to get a second opinion. Generally, once the cancer has spread to another organ the doctors don't want to subject the patient to the difficult surgery of removing the esophagus. Others may chime in but once my dad's cancer spread to his liver --- they said no to surgery. Is the kidney tumor, esophagus cancer that has spread, or kidney cancer? That may make a difference I don't know and trust me I am not a doctor.
I hope that things go well for you but I would really ask some serious questions.
Best,
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This comment has been removed by the Moderatorrmitchell said:Don
They postponed Don's surgery until Friday. Biopsy on kidney came back and he has cancer there too. They said it is slow growing so will deal with it after the Esophagus surgery.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
REba0
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