Seth's Info

Well I’m still in the hospital and feeling so-so. I had my endoscopy done Tuesday night and they discovered an ulcer in the esophagus wall. It was about 2cm in diameter. They decided to insert a feeding tube while I was still out, so since Wendnesday I have been eating high nutrition liquid food through my tube into my stomach. This is intended to give my ulcer a break for irritation. It runs up through my nose and down the back of my throat – it is not as uncomfortable as it sounds. I don’t taste the food, but I don’t mind for for now. They are planning on doing another endoscopy Monday morning to re-examine things.

The other issue is that I have developed “coarse” respiration, an occasional low-grade fever, and a wicked cough – all signs of pneumonia. My chest X-rays have back clear however, and they haven’t discovered a specific bacteria in my system. I am getting a couple different respiratory treatments to help things along. The worst part is the cough, since it keeps me up at night and just wears me out.

So, as you can see, staying in the hospital isn’t doing me any favors. Tomorrow will be a big day to determine what the next steps are. I am still hoping to do chemotherapy this week but am currently in no shape to do it.

Re-reading this entry, I sound more like an 80 year old than a 35 year old, I hope that isn’t the case next time.

That’s all for now.

Seth