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Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: May 16 10:54am | Replies (139)
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@cmhw

66 year old male. Diagnosed with anapestic thyroid cancer 10/31/23. Completed 7 weeks of radiation/chemo @avera in Sioux Falls. Now at Mayo for second opinion. They are attempting to stretch my esophagus so I can drink, and possibly eat. Any one else have this after treatment?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 5 3:16pm

@cmhw, by stretching the esophagus, I think it may also be referred to as esophageal dilation. You might be interested in these related discussions and blog:
- Esophageal Self Dilation
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/esophageal-self-dilation/
- Esophageal Self Dilation Therapy: An Effective Alternative
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/gastroenterology-and-gi-surgery/newsfeed-post/esophageal-self-dilation-therapy-an-effective-alternative/

Are you doing self dilation? How is it going?

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mabfp3 | @mabfp3 | May 6 4:53pm

I hope that you are doing well.

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