#60927 05-23-2007 04:01 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 | ok, it's me again w/ a pain question.  Along w/ getting my PEG removed, the doc is going to dialite my throat. It has a sttricture in it from radiation. Has anyone had that done? How many times did it take & does that hurt? Does it help at all?? Thanks so much for all of your answers & help. I didn't find this forum until after tx & wish I would've found it earlier.
SCC-tongueT3N0M0- IMRT 35times-1/07-3/07; along with one cycle of Cisplat & one cycle of Carboplat; weekly erbitux.finished all tx.3/07-supposedly gone. Recurrence 6/07. Age 31-non-smoker/social drinker. Devastated it's back.
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#60928 05-23-2007 05:46 AM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 642 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 642 | Jordan,
I also had a stricture in my esophagus. I had it dilated 2 or 3 times...I don't even remember. The procedure for me was quite easy. It really is just an endoscopy where they put you under, the doctor sticks a device down there and, if everything works as planned, opens the stricture.
It worked wonders for me. I went from not being able to swallow anything but liquids to being able to eventually eat most anything. I felt little or no pain after the procedure. In fact they give you Versed which causes you not to remember anything, and I was usually a bit goofy on the ride home.
I hope that it works as well for you. It is an easy procedure and nothing to fear.
Best of luck,
Danny G.
Stage IV Base of Tongue SCC
Diagnosed July 1, 2002, chemo and radiation treatments completed beginning of Sept/02.
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#60929 05-23-2007 07:58 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 | Danny-
Thank you so much for the encouragement. YAY. I hope my goes as well as yours.
SCC-tongueT3N0M0- IMRT 35times-1/07-3/07; along with one cycle of Cisplat & one cycle of Carboplat; weekly erbitux.finished all tx.3/07-supposedly gone. Recurrence 6/07. Age 31-non-smoker/social drinker. Devastated it's back.
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#60930 05-23-2007 10:23 AM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Danny G,
That's what all my employees must take. They never remember anything and they always act goofy.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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#60931 05-26-2007 08:53 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 | Well, things didn't go as planned during my dilatation. Unfortunately, the surgeon was trying to go down my throat & screwed up & put a tear in my esophagus. Hurts like hell. Worse than radiation sore throat. Couldn't get feeding tube out, no dialation & ack to square one. So discouraged and mad.
SCC-tongueT3N0M0- IMRT 35times-1/07-3/07; along with one cycle of Cisplat & one cycle of Carboplat; weekly erbitux.finished all tx.3/07-supposedly gone. Recurrence 6/07. Age 31-non-smoker/social drinker. Devastated it's back.
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