A few weeks ago, my father had a nasty bout with what seemed to be one of those very bad upper respiratory infections that has been making the rounds. With some difficulty - and steroids - it seemed to subside, but later he realized he was still coughing, and it was still bothering him. A subsequent visit to the doctor showed that he actually had some thickening in the wall of the esophagus.
The doctor ordered a biopsy, and he just got the results today. My father has a form of esophageal cancer, and will require surgery and very likely follow up treatment of some kind. It is too early to say much more than that.
I'm not sure when I will be heading eastward, they are still doing tests and few dates have been set as of yet. I don't particularly like posting stuff like this, sandwiched in between YouTube videos and "What Muppet Am I?", but I also don't want remotely-located friends to be in the dark. There isn't much else to tell at this point in any case, but I will provide periodic updates.
Update 1: Well of course I can't help but do research, and I'm feeling (a little bit) better. The surgical techniques introduced in the past decade have greatly improved 5 year survival rates. I know, I'm hyperanalyzing. This is me, dealing with it.
The doctor ordered a biopsy, and he just got the results today. My father has a form of esophageal cancer, and will require surgery and very likely follow up treatment of some kind. It is too early to say much more than that.
I'm not sure when I will be heading eastward, they are still doing tests and few dates have been set as of yet. I don't particularly like posting stuff like this, sandwiched in between YouTube videos and "What Muppet Am I?", but I also don't want remotely-located friends to be in the dark. There isn't much else to tell at this point in any case, but I will provide periodic updates.
Update 1: Well of course I can't help but do research, and I'm feeling (a little bit) better. The surgical techniques introduced in the past decade have greatly improved 5 year survival rates. I know, I'm hyperanalyzing. This is me, dealing with it.
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You should check out the other videos that come up with that clip.
The lonely angel one is pretty cool too.
Also, my best wishes are still out to you and yours. If you need to relax with some wine, bug me. I've got a party tonight and then a beach picnic tomorrow, but yeah.
You might think this might be crazy but my dad got a surgery a couple of months ago or so and the anesthetist told him something we have noticed but he well... he got that surgery after suffering lots of pain and almost collapsing his kidneys or his heart cause his also hypertensive and pain made him speed up....so he got his prostate surgery... so well when the anesthetist heard him talk she was like: i dont like that voice you should go immediately and check it out... even before this surgery but ok just do it right after the surgery... his voice is getting worse and worse... sometimes he coughs and i think hes gonna collapse... my mom and i live terrified in a way cause he refuses to go to the doc and still drinking and smoking which docs have told him he should not.
I dunno... I care but at the same time my dad is like talking to a wall.. he is not very sensitive person at all, he seems not caring about anyone not even himself... so one side i one to force him to go to the docs but other side things... does it really worth it? He didn't have asked me any single question since im back at home about my medications, treatment or how i am doing...cause he doesn't give a damn shit, But im not like him ...so i will prob ask him for an appointment and if he doesn't go i can get angry or give up! Prob the second would be the most accurate.
btw thanks for the cats support
Stay strong *HUGS*