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hi pegimac, i truly feel for you. i understand your negativity. i'm not doing any radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791922/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

@duvie @coleenyoung @adriennef @jano My husband lost his saliva glands to radiation, so the tube will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185743/

Discussion: Caring For Someone who Uses A Feeding Tube

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Feb 20, 2018

It's often hard to discern just what is what when we're going thru active chemo and/or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153337/

Discussion: Have begun to eat again. Need explanation of symptoms.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2024

Hi, I’m new to the group. I have a positive story to share, Ernest. Not about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084225/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2024

Becky, I just want to send you love and support and prayers. My husband Tim is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1225081/

Discussion: 38 Days post Esophagectomy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 29 11:41pm

I ignored my swallowing problems for several months before seeking help from a GP who moved...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945123/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

I'm sorry to read all your ongoing problems. My God what a nightmare. I will be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/845560/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2023

Hello, @jessskoldal, @melanchete, I am the "anonymous217382" and wrote the "Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764346/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2022

Thank you Gary! We are just in the beginning of the journey. I’m not quite sure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889217/

Discussion: Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 3, 2023

Hello Joan, I did not have esophageal cancer, but head and neck cancer starting in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/998235/

Discussion: Advice for Getting Rochester 2nd Opinion Care

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 16, 2024

We met with the tumor board mid September. They have referred my husband to 5 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/166638/

Discussion: Esophageal cancer reoccurring

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2017

Hi thank you for your reply. I was at stage 2.and I am certainly not sure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1251138/

Discussion: I am now a 76 year old male and had esophageal cancer 12 years ago

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 5 2:20pm

Good experiences... are you joking?! All we go thru to hopefully be rid of our EC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205029/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 6 7:43am

Mayo does not offer Hydrogen Therapy. I did a lot of internet searching before ordering a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925606/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2023

I was in an exclusive, private International Hospital in Thailand. Looking back I realize it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1297819/

Discussion: Ivermectin: Can it clear cancer? Anyone use this?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 5 9:20pm

I had a j tube put in before treatment (chemo, radiation plus chemo, then surgery) because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1045151/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 4, 2024

Your story sounds alot like ours. My husband just turned 50, we had just purchased our...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1278267/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 10 12:16am

Yes... surgery eligibility will be judged with the post treatment scan that shows everything has shrunk......

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1274558/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed and really confused: Surgery vs Chemo + Radiation

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 5 6:24am

Dear Genevievee, To answer about zoom calls and water sports, I have a Passy-Muir valve to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700987/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2022

I know I've written before with respect to the issues that my husband has been going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1068690/

Discussion: Help with nausea and vomiting relief post-esophagectomy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2024

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