ranee46

Hi Ranee, I hope they caught the cancer early for your husband. I believe he will be fine if they did. Mine unfortunately has been stage 4. I take things one day at a time for me, and thank the Lord for each day I'm here. I have been almost a year and six months of dealing with this illness. I thought two days ago it was time my time, but the good Lord has His reasons.
I hope your husband gets well soon. He'll be in my prayers too.

I will be cancer free for 5 years the end of March...my drs diagnosed my cancer from severe acid reflux for many, many years. I did drink on a regular basis but didn't consider myself an alcholic...have only had one drink since I was diagnosed. Unfortunately, the smoking, is a totally different story. I quit for a long time and definitely could not smoke going through treatments and surgery. However, being a smoker for almost 40 years, and living in an environment of family members all with some type of addiction, along with my mother having alzhiemers, I have started back again, strictly in the closet, less than 10 per day...not proud of it, but have. Anyone relate and maybe could give me some advice?

Good morning . I'm 49 years old with squamous cell EC (20 cm mid esophagus ) I did chemo/ rad for 6 weeks - ONLY side effects
I had was skin burn on chest area . Didn't even lose any hair . Having Esophagus removed 1/9 . My SUV (size in medical lingo ) was 26 and shrunk to 4. I feel really good which makes waiting for the surgery even harder . I got 3 opinions from sloan Kettering , uhc (chicago) and my hospital close to home . They all recomended the same surgery , all came highly recomended so I'm choosing to stay close to home . My family , animals and my bed . Attitude is everything and support as well . My CANCER is due to excessive drinking and smoking (sober 4 years and really struggling with quitting smoking ) so there's a guilt cloud like I caused this . I fought tooth and nail and didn't need a feeding tube . Refused to lose weight - ate 3200 calories a day plus 120 g fiber . I wish you nothing but the best , stay off the internet as everyone has a better cure . Mr dr says my age is a plus as 49 is young . Should be a plus for recovery as I cannot wait to get back to work .
Kev

I am an esophageal cancer stage III survivor of 14 years. We created the Esophageal Cancer Education Foundation www.fightec.org to help patients with their journey through this disease.

We have co-authored a book called 100 Questions and Answers about Esophageal Cancer published by Jones and Bartlett and can be purchased at any book store.

We have also published a book called Esophagectomy Post Surgical Guide Questions & Answers published by Authorhouse that can be purchased at any bookstore or on our web site www.fightec.org

We have support groups that meet by conference call on a monthly basis. Patients calling in with quality of life questions and hearing how other patients have handled a specific issue. We also have a 24 hour hotline to help with quality of life questions as well. Check it out.
Good luck
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