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#21437 10-31-2006 02:03 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 209 Gold Member (200+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 209 | Mike had the throat dilation today. What is this really called? Esophogus stretch? I don't know.
Well, everything went well. The ENT greeted us before the procedure. He said he no longer wished to recommnend the selective neck dissection at this time. Monitering would be his choice now. He said he was in meetings with the Cleveland Clinic all weekend and the board there concurred with this approach. Yeeeehhh!
So, on with the procedure for the opening of the throat. It went well, ENT said he felt something firm just to the left of the now vanished tumor site. He thought it may be a radiation after affects, but since it was the half the size of a pinkie fingernail, and encapsulated in a mucouse material he excised it and sent it to be biopsied. He looked around the neck area at the lympth nodes and saw nothing to be noted. It all looked good. Later he told us the tissue biopsy report came back negative, no cancer cells found! Yeeeehhh!!
The plan now is PET/CT scan in December and monthly meetings with the ENT. he told Mike no babying himself with the swallowing, keep at it. He can get the peg tube out as soon as he can do 75% of his calorie requirements by mouth. PLUS, he can go back to work! Yeeeehhh! But, not until he has developed a plan to safely and sufficiently nourish himself while at work. We had to explain to the doc how the gravity fed peg tube and driving a big truck with triple trailers was not a good idea. And no, you cannot drive with your knee on the wheel to have your hands free! Ha Ha!
Mike is really pyched up about going to work and is happy happy.
Ginny, spouse of MikeG. SSC BOT T2N1M0 Stage III, Dx 06/27/06 at age 52, Tx 07/31/06 through 09/28/06 Chemo Cisplatin & 5FU x2, Radiation x42. Cancer free and doing well.
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#21438 10-31-2006 03:10 PM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 | Sounds like he you all had a good day. I'm happy for you
Tim Stoj
60 yr old. Dx Jun 06 with BOT Stage IV. Neck dissesction on 19 Jun 06. Started Tx on 21 Aug 06/completed 33 IMRTs and 3 CT (2 Cisplat & 1 Carboplat) on 5 Oct 06.
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#21439 10-31-2006 03:18 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Well, I suspect you have many of us chuckling over this post! Sometimes there is a BIG reality check between what the Doc's are telling you to do and what you know has to be done. Let's see- "just hang the tube over the visor and go with it-" Like- yeah, that works. One of the hardest things to maintain during this journey is BALANCE-between old normal and new normal. Please take it easy for awhile and give yourself time to find out what the new normal is going to be. It sounds like you all are doing really well  Amy
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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