Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
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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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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 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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November 11, 2010 by
Dan
That’s right, yesterday was my last dose of chemo! I am very happy to be all done and am actually feeling pretty well, actually I feel the best I ever have after a dose. From here I have a couple …
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November 4, 2010 by
Dan
My GI doctor has successfully removed the stent from my throat. He said he had to tug on it a little to get it out but other then that the procedure went smooth. My throat is a little scratchy but …
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October 19, 2010 by
Dan
After discussing it with my wife I have decided to postpone my next dose of chemo. The reason for this is that the cumulative effects of the last 4 doses of chemo are really beginning to take their toll on me. Tomorrow …
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September 8, 2010 by
Dan
I had my 3rd round of chemo today. I am doing very well so far. I hope the next few days are the same. That means that I am half way done and only have 3 more to go. The …
