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Esophageal cancer treatment: Anyone have good experiences to share?
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I am a long term survivor of ec. I was diagnosed in April 2012 and finished treatment in October 2012. That treatment is hard is an understatement. But I’ve had an extra 12 years of life with my husband and family, grandkids, travel, a full life, and still going strong! Almost the first advice I got from my doctor was to stay away from online support groups.
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Stay away from online support groups?! Really?! I'm only a 5 yr survivor... but the single biggest thing I do, on our twice-weekly Zoom calls, is help my fellow EC patients. Support group? I suppose... but I don't think of us that way. We have a variety of patient counselors... and we've done every treatment known to man, had every type of surgery, have done every immunotherapy. We have stage 1s thru stage 4s... patients from all over the world come visit us... and stick with us. Our doctors only have so much time with us patients... but we patients have all the time in the world to help others.
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Vicki
Great to hear from long term EC survivor. I had chemo and radiation several years ago for EC and am still alive and kicking. At 79 I hope I still have another 10-15 years to enjoy with my wife Charlotte.
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