My leukemia's back.

[sourland]

Hey, Friday,

 

[Alaskan]

No. Last week the doc aspirated some guck with a needle and sent it for culture. I go back Monday to get results. The other alternative is that it's not an infection, it's many different spots of internal radiation damage that my body is trying to get rid of. Pockets of liquefied fat that are extremely irritating to surrounding tissues. My ultrasound looks like Swiss cheese.

Can't tell you how many times I've heard "I've never seen this kind of reaction before". Gee, thanks.

That sounds SO NASTY BAD!!!!!!

 

[FridayYet]

That sounds SO NASTY BAD!!!!!!

Tired of being swollen and in pain, tired of it waking me up in the middle of the night, tired of going to doctors. But I'll survive.

Thanks for the support everyone.

 

[Alaskan]

Tired of being swollen and in pain, tired of it waking me up in the middle of the night, tired of going to doctors. But I'll survive.

Thanks for the support everyone.

 

[bruceha2000]

Can't tell you how many times I've heard "I've never seen this kind of reaction before". Gee, thanks.

Well SOMEONE has to have the side effects that are rare and so far down the list that no one reads them! My DW is one of those people.

things improve rapidly starting NOW!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@FridayYet stop acting tough, you can vent here

 

[ronott1]

Tired of being swollen and in pain, tired of it waking me up in the middle of the night, tired of going to doctors. But I'll survive.

Thanks for the support everyone.

I hope you feel better soon! Pain in the middle of the night is the worse thing.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Ooh, great group hug! Hope you can start feeling better, Friday!

 

[Alaskan]

results of the last procedure were..at absolute best, a 20% at 5 years survival rate .... but we probably don't have that, since my dad's health is so bad.

Average lifespan after diagnosis is 11 to 16 months.

Not sure yet if his rate of survival is higher or lower with surgery...that would have to remove a big chunk (1/3, or 1/2 ??) of his esophagus, put him back on a feeding tube, but with the caviat that he is to swallow nothing at all by mouth for about 3 months while the esophagus heals..not sure what you do with saliva..spit?

Consultant doc isn't sure that the surgery would help life length or quality... but my mom wasn't sure if they knew just how fast the cancer is growing.

My dad gets scanned for cancer alot (since his tongue cancer), I think every 3 or so months... and at this scan the Esophageal cancer is already 10cm. So.... must be a fast cancer.

I dunno.

 

[Alaskan]

More appointments next week...