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O Boy do I hear you the Late effects of Radiation are bad I finished mine...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

I have esophagus stage 4 spread to lyphnodes on top of stomach and just below my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1196336/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2024

I am 84 years old and have just turned down surgery. After radiation and chemo, no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1020046/

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: Surgery Or Not?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2024

Hi @grac3honolulu, that is great news that your scans are showing no evidence of disease following...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935786/

Discussion: Immunotherapy for Stage IVA SCCA of the middle esophagus

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2023

My recurrence was diagnosed almost exactly five years after surgery, when I was just beginning to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058770/

Discussion: Squamous cell EC recurrence: Got questions about chemoradiation

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2024

Good job, hope all continues to go well with you. I'm in my second week of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925108/

Discussion: 365 days later after surgery to remove esophageal cancer at Mayo

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

I would encourage you to make some calls. Do you have the pathology report available? My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/847832/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2023

Hello everyone, Thank you for allowing me to join. I hope I can add value to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823390/

Discussion: Excessive Mucus with Esophageal Cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2023

Jeff, Thank you for sharing and if I could ask a question and I have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/701871/

Discussion: Living with a trach (tracheostomy), need advice.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2022

My stage 1 EC was an incidental finding after an endoscopy to determine why I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1208514/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 3:35pm

Sorrow for your suffering. I have esophagus cancer stage 3 b, I'm 50,feeding tube and breathing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/902708/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2023

I had GERD symptoms for years and was on a double dose of Omeprazole for a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258434/

Discussion: Have question being tested.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 15 9:23am

@ursula111, I feel your panic. It's shocking and stunning news. My mind went blank, not knowing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1247757/

Discussion: Brand new esophageal cancer diagnosis: What questions to ask?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 6:09am

Hi chip30 First time here. I was just diagnosed with a suspected Stage 1 squamous cell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064046/

Discussion: Squamous cell EC recurrence: Got questions about chemoradiation

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 8, 2024

Hi Kathy, I'm new to this journey like yourself my Husband is currently going thru chemoradiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035111/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with esophageal cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Thank you! My husband did not have the surgery, he is stage 2 and 82 yrs...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029287/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2024

I needed my J-Tube for nutrition during my 5 1/2 weeks of chemo/ radiation. The last...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027552/

Discussion: Has anyone made it through radiation and chemo without a feeding tube?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

Since I've talked to hundreds of fellow patients and caregivers, around the world... I would say...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908896/

Discussion: What is the timing for surgery (esophagectomy) after chemoradiation?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2023

Hi Robert, I am so sorry to hear about your jaw surgery that made you go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241093/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2020

Admitted to hospital via ER for starvation, dehydration and severe pain from EC w/ Mets to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096382/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2024

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