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CNCGUY · 01-27-2008, 04:47 AM

hi everyone.im new to this forum.my dad had trouble eating,he said it seemed as though it felt like food would get stuck in his throat.he had lost a lot of weight but he thought it was due to his new style of eating habits.when he was at my house for thanksgiving he didnt eat much.when we got together at christmas,and he spent most of the time in the bathroom vomiting.he looked like a different person because of the weight loss and it was at that point i was scared and afraid of what news was down the road.he had an appointment for a CT scan the following week which revealed a tumor in his esophogus.it was later revealed where spots were seen on his liver as well as his lymphnoids (please excuse my spelling errors).the main part of this tumor is where the esophogus meets the stomach,its in both places.as a precaution he had a feeding tube put in 4 days ago and he is having problems with mucous,and is in a lot of pain.we met with his oncologist to discuss chemo treatment which begins next week once every other week,there is this other drug which he needs as well which i believe is a 1 time thing where he has this drip for 48 hours has to wear this thing on his side and a nurse will turn this off after 48 hours.im very concerned.its been 4 days since the feeding tube installation and hasnt met with a nutrionist to begin the feedings.2 days ago he had blood work done which revealed he is anemic and dehydrated.im praying that once these chemo treatments start that it will shrink the tumor and allow him to at least eat.he needs to put weight back on and get some of his strength back.there are so many questions one of which i asked my dad why something wasnt discovered earlier?he said he didnt know and in fact he had a complete physical in september,but didnt tell the doctor he was experiencing acid reflux either.looking back now it seems as though back in april of last year he ran into a problem while eating a piece of steak,it seemed as though it got stuck but he didnt think anything of it.he had a PET scan on friday and we wont know the results until monday or tuesday.is there anyone else on this board who is or has experienced anything similar?its my dad's 70th birthday today,looks like the big bash is put on hold until the cancer is in remission.thanks everyone.

01-27-2008, 04:47 AM	#1
CNCGUY Newbie (male) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 9	my dad has stage IV esophagus/stomach cancer hi everyone.im new to this forum.my dad had trouble eating,he said it seemed as though it felt like food would get stuck in his throat.he had lost a lot of weight but he thought it was due to his new style of eating habits.when he was at my house for thanksgiving he didnt eat much.when we got together at christmas,and he spent most of the time in the bathroom vomiting.he looked like a different person because of the weight loss and it was at that point i was scared and afraid of what news was down the road.he had an appointment for a CT scan the following week which revealed a tumor in his esophogus.it was later revealed where spots were seen on his liver as well as his lymphnoids (please excuse my spelling errors).the main part of this tumor is where the esophogus meets the stomach,its in both places.as a precaution he had a feeding tube put in 4 days ago and he is having problems with mucous,and is in a lot of pain.we met with his oncologist to discuss chemo treatment which begins next week once every other week,there is this other drug which he needs as well which i believe is a 1 time thing where he has this drip for 48 hours has to wear this thing on his side and a nurse will turn this off after 48 hours.im very concerned.its been 4 days since the feeding tube installation and hasnt met with a nutrionist to begin the feedings.2 days ago he had blood work done which revealed he is anemic and dehydrated.im praying that once these chemo treatments start that it will shrink the tumor and allow him to at least eat.he needs to put weight back on and get some of his strength back.there are so many questions one of which i asked my dad why something wasnt discovered earlier?he said he didnt know and in fact he had a complete physical in september,but didnt tell the doctor he was experiencing acid reflux either.looking back now it seems as though back in april of last year he ran into a problem while eating a piece of steak,it seemed as though it got stuck but he didnt think anything of it.he had a PET scan on friday and we wont know the results until monday or tuesday.is there anyone else on this board who is or has experienced anything similar?its my dad's 70th birthday today,looks like the big bash is put on hold until the cancer is in remission.thanks everyone.