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Hi all, Jeff is going to start Entresto and have a follow visit in 2 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1110674/

Discussion: Drop in ejection fraction after chemoradiation

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

@snickers124 Welcome. I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last August when a cancerous tumor was found...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851524/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer after Bariatric Surgery

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

I was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer Dec of 2018 and subsequently had chemo, proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843926/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2023

Hi Gary, I have a great friend around 75 years old. He has helped a lot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981945/

Discussion: My dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal, mets to liver

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2023

Well... important they get to the bottom of this... especially if worsening. Now, with your previous...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972723/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2023

Hi I went to ER when I could not swallow food. I could only sip water....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797335/

Discussion: Symptoms- Not yet diagnosed

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 16, 2023

He has had chemo and radiation treatments and then an esophagectomy. He was on a feeding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1146325/

Discussion: Esophagus Stent Food Question

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2024

I have tonsils cancer. Already gone through 1st round of chemo and radiation. Completed it in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1045051/

Discussion: Feeding tube patients: What's your experience?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 4, 2024

Good morning Colleen 😊 Yes I’ve read many different ways which all kinda end up the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/620896/

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

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jul 28, 2021

So sorry to hear. Perhaps combining Zofran with your food would help with the nausea/vomiting. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867317/

Discussion: Eating and Esophageal Cancer: Anorexia 18 months after Ivor Lewis

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2023

I probably don't have much to say other than hang in there. My husband was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115000/

Discussion: Esophagectomy: What is life like Afterwards?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

I did chemo/radiation and surgery August 1, 2023 at Mayo Phoenix and am halfway done with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029088/

Discussion: Anyone finishing up treatment with Opdivo Immunotherapy after surgery?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2024

Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ has Proton. I had an esophagectomy in 2012 and am doing great....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988143/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2023

I’m just now ending my first year after chemo, radiation and surgery. I’ve had a problem...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/804264/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 31, 2023

Following radiation for throat cancer, I was eating pretty well for a few months after treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756462/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2022

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

Well, I've seen just about everything. I've been talking to hundreds of patients and caregivers the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980232/

Discussion: My dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal, mets to liver

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2023

My first thought was that this question has to be from my daughter! My husband’s esophagectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1114214/

Discussion: Esophagectomy: What is life like Afterwards?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Hello! My mom (75) was diagnosed with squamous cell esophageal cancer yesterday. I’m trying to gain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/834564/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2023

Hi I’m 4 1/2 years out. I had Neuro endocrine tumor on the soft palate of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241109/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2020

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