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I’m afraid stage 4 esophageal/lung Her2+ PD-l1+
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
@jen29732
Hi Jen
I understand it is scary. I went to my regular doc for endoscopy because I was having trouble swallowing normally, and he found a tumor. It turned out to be cancer and I was started on chemo. The tunor shrunk 30% after the first 3 treatments. I got tired, lost my appetite, and coughed up flem a lot. I got a feeding tube to enable me to get food down. I also got radiation. It was not easy and I was always tired, but it worked. And after a few months the tumor was gone, my scans were clear, my appetite came back, and I started to gain back some of the weight I had lost. I did not have to have any surgery. I'd be happy to try and answer any questions you have? Please let us know how your husband is doing?
Don
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@dsh33782
Hi Don. I am glad it worked out for you. Did you get a diagnosis of what stage was it? Were did you do treatment the Mayo clinic?
My dad had an endoscopy yesterday because he was feeling uncomfortable when eating and the endoscopy showed a mass in the esophagus near the stomach which they did a biopsy, no results yet but doesn't look benign. I started researching esophageal cancer and I am freaking out. Between Google and AI everything I read makes me feel so scared. We already have an appointment with an oncologist Thursday so not waste any time with the stage diagnose. I am very scared. My dad is only 64 years old.