My Husbands Esophagectomy-Frank & Lisa Poteet

My Husband & My Journey As We Together Fight Esophageal Cancer & Our Determination To Win. My Husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 Esophageal Cancer in April 2013. He wanted to document our journey as we fight this cancer together. The doctors told us he had signs of both types of esophageal cancer-Adenocarcinoma & Squamous cell carcinoma. He was treated aggressively with radiation and 3 different forms of chemo. He started his treatments the end of May. By the middle of June, he was so weak I was having to carry him to his treatments. On June 27, he had 2 strokes and 11 seizures in less than 12 hours. The doctors found a 4 inch long area of clots in his brain. He almost didn’t make it. He continued his cancer treatments while he was in the hospital. They never stopped his treatments. After he completed all his radiation and chemo treatments, they gave him time to build up his strength for his surgery. On Sept. 3, he had an esophagectomy, in which the doctors removed his esophagus, top portion of his stomach and several clusters of lymph nodes. His lymph nodes were in areas the doctors had never seen before. On Aug. 30, the doctor told us, my husband still had active cancer cells. This is a video to show you just a little of what he went through in the hospital after his esophagectomy. We have other video’s on YouTube documenting our journey as we together fight esophageal cancer and to show our determination to win!