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I am going on 4 years post surgery and recovered well. Stats can be misleading. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009327/

Discussion: 3-year survival rate of those who have had esophagectomies at Mayo

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 4, 2024

Don't worry about any doctor's demeanor... because statistically she is correct. But it matters little. What...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008172/

Discussion: Mass found Suspected Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer squamous cell

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2024

I had an esophogectomy in 2020 on my birthday, 9/1. (The cancer was found during a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1003257/

Discussion: Post treatment depression

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

Hi there, I was diagnosed last April when my husband and I were going to Montana...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996237/

Discussion: My husband diagnosed 4 weeks ago -Esophageal Cancer- HELP

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

Just pop in whenever you'd like... we do them twice weekly as follows: Wednesdays, 6pm Eastern...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986243/

Discussion: Post treatment depression

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 25, 2023

As what type of esophogectomy did you receive? What was recovery like? Do you have any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981442/

Discussion: My husband diagnosed 4 weeks ago -Esophageal Cancer- HELP

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2023

My husband ended up having this kind of chest pain after the radiation also. I took...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976265/

Discussion: Chest Pain after treatment and pneumonitis: Any suggestions?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

I was dx'd with stage 4 in Oct. / Nov. 2019. All the chemo / rad....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965054/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with esophageal cancer: Where did you seek care?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Nov 15, 2023

Should you want to talk privately... I'm available. I'm in southern California, not too far from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/932459/

Discussion: Any Experience with Stage IVA Esophageal Cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

OMG, wow did you nail it!!!! And what an entertaining read!!! :) Esophogectomy April 2020 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917665/

Discussion: 5 months after esophagectomy. Hard to get enough calories. Frustrated

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2023

I had an esophagectomy on April 17 with no prior radiation or chemo. Both my oncologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916944/

Discussion: Asking for pre-op and first trip travel questions/tips.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2023

Hi @jane59, I moved your discussion to the Esophageal Cancer Support Group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/esophageal-cancer/) I did this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911395/

Discussion: Looking to hear of other’s experiences of ENHERTU chemo

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

Yeah, my faith got me through my 4th feeding tube surgery: signed a DNR after 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903158/

Discussion: Has your oncologist or cancer team member ever downplayed side effect

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2023

Hi John William (@jwkelly72), I'm just catching up with the discussions in the Esophageal Cancer support...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903051/

Discussion: Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2023

@jwkelly72 Oncologists have the tough job of trying to do everything they can in order to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/899251/

Discussion: Has your oncologist or cancer team member ever downplayed side effect

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2023

Did chemo and immunotherapy for 6 months with no positive results. Radiation would be too much....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898931/

Discussion: Esophageal cancer metastasized and spreading quickly

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2023

Hey @jmp1514 Welcome to the club no one wanted to be invited to. The answer to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797073/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: How do I get started with Mayo?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2023

My husband had an egd with biopsies. Positive for invasive esophageal adenoma grade 2-3. We have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796730/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: How do I get started with Mayo?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 14, 2023

Hi, I was diagnosed with cancerous tumor in lower esophagus several months ago. The tumor was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783067/

Discussion: Diagnosed with esophageal cancer Most scared of the Feeding Tube

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

There is a CAR-T trial at Mayo. Issue is that there is only a 10% likelihood...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767689/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer has decreased.....

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2022

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