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January 2, 2012 by
Dan
A update about the results of my Supercharged Jejunum Esophagectomy, Cancer CT follow up, and what 2012 has in store for me for 2012. The hope is that this is the last health post I need to do in a while.
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November 9, 2011 by
Dan
The Short I am having esophageal reconstruction surgery on November 16, 2011. This surgery is similar to the one I had in June of 2010 except that it is going to be in Houston with a different surgeon. The reason …
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May 10, 2011 by
Dan
My son’s iPad was just delivered and I am “testing it out” to make sure that it is working properly. The reason my son has an iPad is that he is speech delayed due to autism. He was able to …
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March 23, 2011 by
Dan
Yep, I am without a stent once again. It was not planned this way but with what my doctor saw in my semi-emergency EGD yesterday he thought it was the best thing. What he saw was that the area of …
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March 10, 2011 by
Dan
I had my latest procedure to swap out stents on Tuesday and everything went great. It was the best procedure so far from both the doctor’s and my prospective. I was eating that night and have literally had no pain. …
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February 26, 2011 by
Dan
Safari Champ, a kid’s indoor play center, has opened up in the location previously occupied by Jungle Java. Our kids were disappointed when Jungle Java closed but now hopefully they will be happier now that Safari Champ has taken its …
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February 1, 2011 by
Dan
As mentioned before I had my stent in my esophagus replaced last Wednesday. Aa a part of every EGD to replace the stent my GI doctor does biopsies to make sure the cancer has not come back. He also checks my small …
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January 28, 2011 by
Dan
I am out of the hospital after having my 4th stent taken out and my 5th stent placed in my throat. The hospital stay was not planned on but I was not feeling that great after the procedure so I …
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January 24, 2011 by
Dan
While searching through the most popular podcasts on iTunes the other day I stumbled upon the Stuff You Should Know podcast. Right off the bat I found a segment on Should You Eat a Gluten Free Diet. It was a …
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December 1, 2010 by
Dan
I had just gotten out of a meeting and wanted to enjoy the Dark Chocolate Reese’s Butter Cups I left in the car. Unfortunately they where starting to melt and things in cars tend to do. At home I had …