So this past Monday was 6 weeks since I had my esophagectomy. The first 4 weeks went exceptionally well. The 5th and 6th week – not so good. In the end of the 4th week I was eating half of [...]
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What My Cancer Doc Said
So I had my first appointment with my cancer doc today since before my surgery. He went over the pathology report which said that they had gotten all the know cancer out of my body – yah! He also told [...]
Out of the Hospital from Surgery
Warning – I am writing this post under the influence of a healthy dose of Vicodin. Please excuse anything that may not make sense in this post . On Wednesday this past week I was released from the hospital. That [...]
A Date for Surgery
So I got my date for surgery yesterday – Monday June 7th. Yes, that is this Monday. This was a little sooner then I anticipated but at least I will get it done and out of the way. The Good [...]
Unfortunately I Still Have Cancer
Yeah, I still have cancer. Although I had a clean EDG and PET scan back in January I had new tests last week and they came back positive in the same place in my esophagus as as before. That means [...]
More Changes – Ciliac Disease and a Gluten Free Diet
As mentioned in my post on Friday it has been confirmed that I have celiac disease. The weird part about celiac disease is that it is more of an allergy then anything else. I guess they may call it a [...]
My Visit with My New GI Doctor
I just got done with my visit with my new GI doctor. I felt that the visit went really well. This is what he said about: Cancer Stuff He is perplexed how someone my age could get the cancer that [...]
Post Cancer Treatment of Other Stuff
Now that the cancer thing is pretty much over and done with I get to visit other doctors about various other items. One doctor I am waiting to see is a hearing doctor since I now have constant ringing in [...]
My EDG Went Well and What That Means For Me
I had my EDG on Friday to visually inspect my esophagus to see how the treatment did in killing off the cancer. The doctors said that it looked as though I had never had cancer which is very good news. [...]
Stent and Chemo Status – 4 Weeks Later
It has been 4 weeks ago today that I had the stent put in my throat. As of today I am doing great and actually had Chipotle for lunch. Yah! Unfortunately the weeks leading to this week weren’t all that [...]