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I have barrett's esophagus and many gastro diseases. Are you seeing a gastroenterologist? I was thinking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1208735/

Discussion: Barrett’s esophagus

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jan 11, 2025

Thanks again, for your thoughts, I think they’re valuable and I’m definitely sharing it with my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152873/

Discussion: Last chemo treatment put me in hospital

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

@butterfly58 My weight is stable now. I gained about 10 lb back on tube feeding. I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534933/

Discussion: Chemoradiation Alone?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 8:52am

Good Morning I am 85 years young, and was diagnosed with esophageal cancer stage 3+ this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968512/

Discussion: Radiation, not a candidate for surgery: What to expect?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2023

I too was extremely nervous about the esophagectomy that was suggested for me last year after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267228/

Discussion: Esophagectomy surgery: Want to know what to expect

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

This may not be too helpful in the support area but could help in the food...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/265813/

Discussion: Emotional implications of having a feeding tube

Support Group: Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)

Posted: Jun 14, 2019

Hi again, I started chemotherapy later than Bill, who began in August, and have had just...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508237/

Discussion: Chemo every two weeks for the rest of my life?!?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 2:50pm

I've posted a summary of a recent paper that appeared in this month's issue of Gastoenterology....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874848/

Discussion: Vomiting with a closed esophagus

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2023

It was actually my dietitian who suggested it, and then my oncologist approved it. Frankly, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858722/

Discussion: Anyone have hot flashes after esophagectomy?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2023

Hi , my tumor too was very high in my throat , I am now cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241100/

Discussion: Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2020

The prognosis depends on where spread is seen. If still within the esophagus... while at the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1609759/

Discussion: Looking for thoughts on 2nd recurrence of cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 30 11:27am

@leadingham1 my husband was diagnosed with (GE juncture)esophageal cancer in 2024 at the age of 75....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1499951/

Discussion: Esophagectomy: What is life like Afterwards?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 6:42am

Hello from Tasmania, I’m not familiar with details of your medical system so will leave it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1361687/

Discussion: New to the club, 44 y/o introduction

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2025

I have had a diagnosis of BE for over 25 years. So far has not progressed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927335/

Discussion: I have been diagnosed with Barrett's esophageus

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Sep 9, 2023

I had an esophagectomy April 17, 2023. The first 3 weeks of recovery (two in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891953/

Discussion: Living life after treatment and surgery for Esophageal Cancer.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

I had my surgery in April of 2023. Developed Dumping Syndrome/Hypoglycemia probably 3 months later. At...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1065811/

Discussion: Living life after treatment and surgery for Esophageal Cancer.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2024

@deb005 Hello. My husband is 74 and was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer at the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1463345/

Discussion: Mom 57 Diagnosed with Stage 3 Adenocarcinoma - Looking for experiences

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2025

Just posting a cautiously positive update. My husband finished his chemo/radiation June 7th and had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104548/

Discussion: What was your experience immediately following RT/chemo?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

I was 75 when I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2024. My treatment included chemo,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1537513/

Discussion: 2 cm mass. Discovered by endoscopy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 6:42pm

I’m having difficulty getting enough calories thru my g tube due to increased nausea ( due...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107388/

Discussion: What was your experience immediately following RT/chemo?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

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