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Mean Matt, you're in our thoughts and prayers, pard.

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I pray that the Lord will guide you through this and I also prayer that the Lord give you're wife strengh she needs.

 

 

Good Luck to you Matt !

 

 

 

AMEN ! !

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Pretty rough news. Know that we're all pulling hard for you.

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Reach out and you shall not walk alone. The Lord is with you, may he keep you and bless you. Through our gentle Jesus Christ, who healed the blind, raised the dead, and through whom all things are possible, we humble ourselves and ask for healing for our friend. Look not on our faults, but upon the good and let us all reach out to help heal our friend.

 

If you need blood, PM and I will donate.

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Matt, that's just about the best possible news you could get, considering the circumstances.

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Well, now, that is great news.

 

From personal experience, they found my cancer on my other end. I AM NOT A PERFECT A$$HOLE AS, OKIE SAID.

 

That said, they removed a section of pipe and stapled me shut. Five years later all systems are go, and again, I am not full of S*&T as Okie said. It flows freely. I am taking a load over to Okies next month for his rose garden.

 

Seriously, my prayers will continue for you and your wife, Matt. God bless you and get better.

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I received even more great news today. I had an appointment with the oncologist today, and he confirmed the CT scan findings; the cancer has not spread, and is still totally contained. So I am scheduled to begin the first of three chemo treatments on May 8th. After the third chemo treatment, they will perform surgery to remove the cancerous portion of my esophagus, then rejoin the remaining portions back together. After I recover from the surgery, barring any other incidents, I will be cancer-free after that.

 

Now try and tell me we don't serve an awesome God! :D :D :D :D

 

Again, thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. You are all the best friends anyone could ask for.

 

 

MMM, esophageal cancer is not a good one to get unless caught early, which it sounds like yours was, thankfully. I caught a patient with esophageal cancer in 1997, exactly in the stage you are at now. I sent him to Seattle for chemo and surgery, and he is still kicking 15 years later. He also sees my wife for follow-up scopes. Sure glad to hear the news!:)

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Prayers on the way Pard !

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Pards, I'm one of those who absolutely abhors asking others for help. But this is one of those times when I have to swallow my silly pride.

 

Back in January, I went through a small bout of stomach sickness, and spent a portion of the evening retching. After it was all passed, I remember telling Catherine that it felt like I strained something during one of the retching episodes. After that, every time I ate and swallowed, I had the sensation that the food got stuck in my esophagus. It finally got annoying enough that I went to my GP last week, and he referred me to a GI specialist. The endoscopy was this past Tuesday. He found an ulcer near the bottom of my esophagus (I halfway expected that, as I have had a running battle with reflux for a while), but they also found a polyp. It was removed for a biopsy.

 

I just got the biopsy results, and they are not good, I'm afraid. He said that it is cancer, and it is pretty aggressive. I am scheduled for a cat-scan tomorrow afternoon, and another endoscopy with an ultrasound on Monday 4/22 to see if it has indeed spread, and how much and where.

 

As I said, I do not like asking others for help sometimes, but to say I'm a little frightened right now is an understatement. So I'm asking for your prayers that God, in His infinite wisdom and grace, will see fit to heal me from this affliction. I also ask for prayers for my dear wife Catherine. As most of you know, she is partially disabled, and I'm concerned for her well-being should this ultimately go bad for me. Please pray that she will find peace and comfort through this, and that if it is indeed worst case, that God will send someone our way to look after her.

 

Thank you all for your friendship and love, and have a good weekend.

 

 

UPDATE #1

 

GI doctor's office called this afternoon with some good news. The CT scan apparently shows that the cancer is still isolated in my esophagus, and has not spread at all to other areas. I'm not out of the woods yet, but the light at the end of the tunnel just got a whole lot brighter. I go see the oncologist tomorrow afternoon, and my follow up endoscopy and ultrasound is Wednesday morning. This news is as good as could have been right now, and I'll definitely take it!

 

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. God bless.

 

 

UPDATE #2

 

I received even more great news today. I had an appointment with the oncologist today, and he confirmed the CT scan findings; the cancer has not spread, and is still totally contained. So I am scheduled to begin the first of three chemo treatments on May 8th. After the third chemo treatment, they will perform surgery to remove the cancerous portion of my esophagus, then rejoin the remaining portions back together. After I recover from the surgery, barring any other incidents, I will be cancer-free after that.

 

Now try and tell me we don't serve an awesome God! :D :D :D :D

 

Again, thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. You are all the best friends anyone could ask for.

 

UPDATE #3

 

So here is the updated schedule: 3 chemo treatments over a 9 week period, starting May 8. This will push the surgery to sometime in July. Surgery after that, then 3 more chemo treatments over the same time period. Then I will be done.

 

Thanks again for all your prayers, pard. Have a good one.

 

Will you be able to yodel when it' over with?

 

Keep a good thought and we'll keep on praying. If I were you I'd demand hugs from someone...or sometwo or several.

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Pards, I'm one of those who absolutely abhors asking others for help. But this is one of those times when I have to swallow my silly pride.

 

Back in January, I went through a small bout of stomach sickness, and spent a portion of the evening retching. After it was all passed, I remember telling Catherine that it felt like I strained something during one of the retching episodes. After that, every time I ate and swallowed, I had the sensation that the food got stuck in my esophagus. It finally got annoying enough that I went to my GP last week, and he referred me to a GI specialist. The endoscopy was this past Tuesday. He found an ulcer near the bottom of my esophagus (I halfway expected that, as I have had a running battle with reflux for a while), but they also found a polyp. It was removed for a biopsy.

 

I just got the biopsy results, and they are not good, I'm afraid. He said that it is cancer, and it is pretty aggressive. I am scheduled for a cat-scan tomorrow afternoon, and another endoscopy with an ultrasound on Monday 4/22 to see if it has indeed spread, and how much and where.

 

As I said, I do not like asking others for help sometimes, but to say I'm a little frightened right now is an understatement. So I'm asking for your prayers that God, in His infinite wisdom and grace, will see fit to heal me from this affliction. I also ask for prayers for my dear wife Catherine. As most of you know, she is partially disabled, and I'm concerned for her well-being should this ultimately go bad for me. Please pray that she will find peace and comfort through this, and that if it is indeed worst case, that God will send someone our way to look after her.

 

Thank you all for your friendship and love, and have a good weekend.

 

 

UPDATE #1

 

GI doctor's office called this afternoon with some good news. The CT scan apparently shows that the cancer is still isolated in my esophagus, and has not spread at all to other areas. I'm not out of the woods yet, but the light at the end of the tunnel just got a whole lot brighter. I go see the oncologist tomorrow afternoon, and my follow up endoscopy and ultrasound is Wednesday morning. This news is as good as could have been right now, and I'll definitely take it!

 

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. God bless.

 

 

UPDATE #2

 

I received even more great news today. I had an appointment with the oncologist today, and he confirmed the CT scan findings; the cancer has not spread, and is still totally contained. So I am scheduled to begin the first of three chemo treatments on May 8th. After the third chemo treatment, they will perform surgery to remove the cancerous portion of my esophagus, then rejoin the remaining portions back together. After I recover from the surgery, barring any other incidents, I will be cancer-free after that.

 

Now try and tell me we don't serve an awesome God! :D :D :D :D

 

Again, thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. You are all the best friends anyone could ask for.

 

UPDATE #3

 

So here is the updated schedule: 3 chemo treatments over a 9 week period, starting May 8. This will push the surgery to sometime in July. Surgery after that, then 3 more chemo treatments over the same time period. Then I will be done.

 

Thanks again for all your prayers, pard. Have a good one.

 

:) ...Wonderful....will keep ya prayers for recovery!

 

GG ~ :FlagAm:

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Will you be able to yodel when it' over with?

 

Keep a good thought and we'll keep on praying. If I were you I'd demand hugs from someone...or sometwo or several.

Catherine said I could have all the hugs I want....as long as they all come from her! :D:P:wub::rolleyes:

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Well, #4 kinda sucks but we'll keep on praying and you keep on fighting and it will come out as God wants it to. Have faith and keep your spirits up.

 

 

What Forty said. Prayers up again!

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Never forget that God is in control and He doesn't make mistakes.

That can be hard to remember when you are hurting but can be comforting also.

I will continue to pray.

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Sorry to hear that Matt. But look on the bright side, even us old cusses heal and God's hand is gentle.

All things go according to His plan and design. I will keep you name in front of Him so that he will not forget to give you His Comfort and Love. Who knows, He might even throw in a second yout for you and you can go do the things that you did as a young lad. :unsure: Hmmmm. mebbe not. :blink:

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Well, #4 is a bit of a bummer, but all it means is that we'll all have to work a little harder with the prayers and such. Which should not be too big a problem since we're all just a bunch o' worthless layabouts anyway, with lots o' time on our hands. :rolleyes:;):D

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UPDATE #4

 

Well, I knew there would a speed bump somewhere within all of this, and it looks like I just found it. I had my first appointment with the surgeon, and to say that they are going lay me open like a Christmas turkey is an understatement. After the first 3 rounds of chemo, the plan is to remove the lower portion of my esophagus, but they also have to remove the upper portion of my stomach. the cancer has not spread to the stomach, but the partial removal is mandated due to the location of the tumor. There is a high element of risk associated with the surgery; the average survival rate is not much above 50%. It was kind of a downer, but I just have to keep my faith that God will take care of this.

 

Again, thank you all for your friendship and prayers.

 

 

Keepin' ya in prayer pard - beat this thing for sure ;)

 

GG ~ :FlagAm:

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MMM,prayers up for you,with the help of all the cowboys and cowgirls and most of all God. You will beat this.

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Update #4 is definitely a downer but don't forget Rom 8:28 pard!!

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Update #4 is definitely a downer but don't forget Rom 8:28 pard!!

God has already seen fit to use this as a witness to two people I know who are not believers. How cool is that?

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#4 update was definitely an unexpected card played but the hand isn't all played yet. Hang on to your faith and remember we're lifting up prayers on your behalf as well.

 

My brother is going thru throat cancer right now, surgery first now chemo and radiation. Its a challenge but the right attitude goes a long way in recovery.

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