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@earle , Thank you so much for your kind remarks❤️. We live in Texarkana, Texas. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1570711/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 9 2:37pm

Good morning @veromdf. I have been under the care of Moffitt Cancer Center since 2019 with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1573458/

Discussion: Recommendation on best Cancer Centers in Florida

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 13 6:11am

Hi Well done for getting through FLOT! Its tough for sure. Apparantly one of the most...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1557453/

Discussion: My Unique FLOT Treatment

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 23 8:43am

@douglasgb I had a dry cough for about three weeks post Esophagectomy. I contacted my surgeon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1563179/

Discussion: Coughing & wheezing post surgery: How do you know what is normal?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 30 9:54am

Hi, I'll try to post the link to the Zoom meetings: If it lights up blue,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1577950/

Discussion: Elderly Response to Radiation & Chemo

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 19 5:19am

@lionsfan Great info. Can I ask if it was difficult getting accepted as a patient into...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1567222/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 5 11:15am

@symmesm My local doc fumbled the referral for my GI issues to a larger specialist. Out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1567849/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 6 7:47am

I am 6 years out and still have constant pain in the same areas. Increasing when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1568646/

Discussion: Continuous Pain 18 months after surgery

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 7 6:16am

I’m also four months post surgery, and doing well. But at the one month mark, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1550274/

Discussion: Coughing & wheezing post surgery: How do you know what is normal?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 14 9:33am

Glad you felt comfortable to vent. Each of us has a unique experience with EC, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1573604/

Discussion: Just need to vent

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 13 8:30am

I counsel hundreds now... I suppose I do it because having EC, regardless of stage, is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917573/

Discussion: 5 months after esophagectomy. Hard to get enough calories. Frustrated

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2023

To be honest... I have no clue... and I've not heard of anyone officially dx'd with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1239632/

Discussion: Is it Dumping or SIBO? - or a bit of both?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2025

Back at ya' Ernest; it's a tough road for sure but it beats the alternative. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076000/

Discussion: Help with nausea and vomiting relief post-esophagectomy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2024

Hi all. I'm new to the group. I have stage 4 Adenocarcinoma of stomach and esophagus....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1065647/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 10, 2024

Interesting... stage 2... but zero neoadjuvant treatments... straight to surgery. And then he did some adjuvant...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053615/

Discussion: Frequent diarrhea after treatment for stage 2 esophageal cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

I live in Texas so I’m out of luck on that option. Thank you for the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1020053/

Discussion: Post treatment depression

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 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

I am going on 4 years post surgery and recovered well. Stats can be misleading. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009327/

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 4, 2024

Don't worry about any doctor's demeanor... because statistically she is correct. But it matters little. What...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008172/

Discussion: Mass found Suspected Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer squamous cell

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2024

I had an esophogectomy in 2020 on my birthday, 9/1. (The cancer was found during a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1003257/

Discussion: Post treatment depression

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

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