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Esphogeal cancer spread to lung, liver and hip bones
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Aug 6 8:49pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
It's been 6 mons since surgery. The first treatment of chemo he was getting immuno therapy. This time the oncologists stopped it. I feel that he needs it and am talking to the doctor about it. After the removal of the tumor tye surgeon said he had clear margins. No cancer in surrounding tissue. He is experiencing a cough that sounds like he is full stuff and he is short of breath. He has a doctor's appointment this coming tuesday. The first treatment of chemo he developed blood clots in his lungs and is taking a blood thinner. At the time of his surgery the doctor placed a screen in to stop any blood clots. This is still in place.
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Update on my husband. Plural effusion ,fluid around his lungs. Chest tube in place and its almost stopped producing fluid. This past Friday took him to ER for what he thought was a UTI . Turns out to be a blood infection, scrratia marcescenes bacteria. He is in the hospitial getting antibiotics and they are watching him close. We were told that the chemo that he is getting is the last one for him . Because of this infection he has missed a treatment. How does this affect his treatment or is it to risky for him to continue ? This is so hard on us both physically and mentally.
I think having a positive attitude makes a big difference in how things work out in a person's life but at times I find myself wondering if this is to much for his body to fight. I believe this bacteria can be found to happen with medical procedures at a hospitial. I'm feeling like crying but I can't give in to that because he needs me to be strong now more than ever .
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We have some who've had their filters in place for years. You can talk to them. I believe Tim (who has an IVC filter for years) was also a stage 4, given 3 months to live about 5 years ago. For him it is Herceptin that seems to be working... he's had maybe 100 infusions now. Another stage 4, Tom... for him, Keytruda seems to be doing its thing... keeping him NED for maybe 7 years. I don't get it either.
Anyway... there's a bunch of these folks on our Zoom calls... as well as newbies just being dx'd, or just going to surgery, or 1 month post-op, or 10 to 20 years post-op. Some have recurrences as well.
Gary