A very quick note. Surgery was last Friday and was incredibly successful. They feel very confident that they got all the cancer. Only problem is they had to take out a good portion of the esophagus and trachea. No longterm downside. Just makes recovery a little tougher. I came home last Tuesday night and I'm wishing I was back in the hospital for the iv pain meds. Way to hard to swallow pills although I have some good ones. At this point, no follow treatment is necessary ie radiation or chemo. Recovery is 4 weeks at home. Then I can slowly start to get back into my routine. Liquid diet for two more weeks. Then soft foods for 2-4 weeks. Hope everyone is doing well and thank you for all of the well wishes I received last week. They all meant a lot to me.

Michael

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Posted by: The Griz on November 15, 2013, 12:52 am

All the best and keep looking to the future!

Posted by: TommyC on November 15, 2013, 1:32 am

Wonderful news, hang in there

Posted by: Cmcierra on November 15, 2013, 1:34 pm

Great to here you are getting better.

Cmcierra

Posted by: Finisher on November 15, 2013, 2:08 pm

Great news .

Posted by: GameDay on November 15, 2013, 2:12 pm

Excellent news. On the road to a great recovery.

Be well.

Posted by: Mr Finesse on November 15, 2013, 4:04 pm

Glad to here the positive news. Hang in there, take it easy and remember work on your grip. :D

Let me know when you are ready to play again.

Posted by: Timmer on November 15, 2013, 4:09 pm

Glad to learn you are on the mend!

8-) 8-) 8-)

Posted by: NofieldFive on November 15, 2013, 10:39 pm

That is indeed good news.

NFF

Posted by: The Breeze on November 15, 2013, 11:18 pm

FYI, Get the pain pills that go in the other end as they work just as well and are absorbed quickly.

Posted by: MIDNIGHT on November 16, 2013, 12:05 am

They have me on daulaudid which is a tiny tiny pill. So it's not too bad. And when I have to take the other medications, which is once a day, I have this numbing spray that works well for about 15 minutes. So I take the medicine, drink a bottle of water and eat a suger pop all in that 15 minutes. But I just don't have it in me to do anything in the other end. But thanks for the suggestion.

Posted by: billythekid on November 18, 2013, 5:57 am

Glad to hear that you are doing well after the surgery. Those dilaudid pack a real punch. My girlfriend was prescribed them last year. If you continue having problems swallowing pills you can get some liquid pain meds that would be easier on you. I know that you can get Vicodin in liquid form.
Hope to hear that you are back at the tables soon.
BTK