Archive for the ‘Cancer’ Category
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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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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 …
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August 24, 2010 by
Dan
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 …
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July 20, 2010 by
Dan
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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June 29, 2010 by
Dan
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 …
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June 19, 2010 by
Dan
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 …
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June 3, 2010 by
Dan
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 …