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Esophageal cancer treatment: Anyone have good experiences to share?

Posted by earnest @earnest, May 28, 2024

Hello troops. Does anyone have any good news about their treatments? All I've been reading are horror stories. Not very encouraging at all. I'm on my second week of radiation and chemo, and the first chemo didn't go well. Not meaning to add to the horror stories, but it made my stomach ache really bad. They stopped and gave me steroids, I think. Now I'm hearing these stories about leaking chemo causing pain, makes me apprehensive. So if anyone has had a GOOD experience, PLEASE share it!

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adishesh88 | @adishesh88 | 6 days ago
In reply to @dsh33782 "Earnest I had 28 chemo and radiation treamtents for EC and it worked. My tumor is..." + (show)
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Earnest
I had 28 chemo and radiation treamtents for EC and it worked. My tumor is now gone. I did have some side affects including caughing and being tired all the time. Scans are clear now. I'd be happy to answer questions.

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How early were you detected?

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v132077 | @v132077 | 5 days ago

No problems here. I had 7 Chemo and 32 Radiation treatments back in 2019. Can’t say I would want to go through it again but it was uneventful. I did feel like crap a few days a week but that was pretty much expected. No nausea. They will probably adjust your “Chemo Brew” so you tolerate it a little better. Good Luck.

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