Prayer Request- Esophageal Cancer

wingfoot

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Hopefully your labs will be back where you need them and you can stay on track with your treatment.

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ZSMICHAEL

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Another rough week. It's been 3-1/2 weeks since my last infusion (of which there's only been two) and my immune system is only half recovered, even after a bone marrow booster shot. Still in semi-quarantine.

Tuesday is another blood test to determine if we can proceed with third treatment. If not,...?

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This is not unusual. They want you cancer free not dead. To simplify things, chemo kills fast growing cells, that is why there is hair loss and problems with your nails.The chemo drugs are still in your system so you are proceeding with your treatment. I know what you are going through.

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Lost

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Thank you, ZSMICHAEL. I realize that chemo targets fast-growing cells, including WBCs being produced from the bone marrow (luckily, I actually haven't lost any hair as only some chemo drugs do that). The problem is I already have a history of compromised immune function, and can't take much onslaught.

Suppressed immune function is very common for chemo patients, yes, but my oncologist is somewhat concerned on how I'm specifically responding.

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ZSMICHAEL

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Ok best of luck to you.

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Lost

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Thank you. Blood test this morning, and no stay of execution. Platelet count must be back up, so i3 is on for tomorrow.

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konata88

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Best wishes on your treatment.

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Thinking of you, and praying this morning.

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pace40

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Wishing you an uneventful infusion this go around, my friend. (and don't forget to snag some free cookies

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pace40

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Infusion day +1...How are you feeling?

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Lost

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Still feeling mostly OK, just a little tingling in my fingers and mild cramping in my hands. Some early signs of nausea.

Tomorrow will probably be the same, maybe late in the day some side effects will start in. Day 3 (Saturday) is usually when it all hits.

They tell me I'm protected for a few days by the steroids and other palliatives they inject at the time of infusion.

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SigSAC

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Email sent to OP with an article from someone I knew in high school who had esophageal cancer.

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Lost

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^Thanks, Mark. I'll read it when I get a chance.

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charlie12

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Still praying for you.

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