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Hi Shannon I'm 79 and live in Florida, USA. I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer with...

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Discussion: Oesophagus Cancer Surgery

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 2 9:11pm

@knite122 Good morning. I was also diagnosed with esophageal cancer within the last year. I live...

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Discussion: Just diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 8, 2023

I have , seven months after my radiation ended , my neck is stiff and has...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2020

Hi @rcanm I turn 79 this month. I had 28 chemo and radiation treatments. My tumor...

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 6 8:31pm

Hello @jtpokerguy and welcome to the discussion. The mucous is not unusual and should subside eventually....

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Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2023

Hi Joan, My wife chose her surgeon long before meeting her, and we appreciated her tremendously...

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Discussion: Advice for Getting Rochester 2nd Opinion Care

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 16 5:16am

My husband also has cancer at the GE Junction. When he was first diagnosed they were...

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Discussion: GE Junction Tumor continues to bleed, what is normal to expect?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 2 1:45pm

Darol Congratulations on the resolution of your tumor. What was your staging at initial diagnosis? What...

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Discussion: Esophageal cancer: How do you manage gastro and swallowing effects?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2023

Thank you. I have had both radiation and chemo pre surgery. I am currently about half...

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 7 5:44pm

Stage 4 and hope to stop it from growing.Doctor said 1in20 get it to start to...

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Discussion: Esophageal cancer treatment: Anyone have good experiences to share?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 15 6:06am

Hi I am feeling better this week after having 3 rounds of chemo and a few...

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

My husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer in October 2021, had chemo and proton...

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

I am not sure what questions to ask. Several treatments have been mentioned; immunotherapy, chemo, radiation....

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Discussion: Esophageal cancer reoccurring

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2017

I did not know what was causing my esophageal cancer until I could not swallow anything...

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Discussion: My husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer about 12 weeks ago.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 9, 2023

My doc didn't think I was a good candidate for removing section of esophagus with the...

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

Absolutely agree to minimally consider a second and third opinion. I had laryngeal chondrosarcoma and as...

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Discussion: After radiation: Tracheotomy, feeding tube and hard to swallow

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Mar 29, 2021

Hello, First of all, thank you for sharing your experience. I am reaching out to see...

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Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2023

Wow, thanks for checking up on us! His tumor is HER2 positive which opened up more...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870443/

Discussion: Esophagectomy Surgery No Longer an Option -We Are Lost- Help

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Thank you Lord! We praise and exalt You! My husband’s doctor just called us with the...

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Alex I was diagnosed with EC several years ago. I had 28 days of chemo and...

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Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: Surgery Or Not?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 22 8:13am

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