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CAT scan 3 mths post op question
My husband has had 5 immunotherapy treatments after surgery on Feb.5. CAT scan results 3 mth post op are below. I’m wondering if the treatments...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: May 29, 2024
New diagnosis, no symptoms
As the header said, I was just diagnosed with nodes on my liver on Tuesday. Thursday I had a second appointment for a rescan on...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jun 1, 2023
Living life after treatment and surgery for Esophageal Cancer.
In December of 2020 I was diagnosed with stage 3 Esophageal Cancer. After chemo and radiation in February and March of 2021, I had surgery...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Apr 9 1:57pm
Is there still hope?
Good Morning Everyone, My uncle who lives in the Dominican Republic was having nausea and everything he would eat or drink he could not keep...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Apr 21, 2023
Chemo every two weeks for the rest of my life?!?
Hi, I got a Stage 4 squamous cell esophageal cancer diagnosis on October 2. The tumor is near my stomach and cannot be removed surgically,...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Mar 24 10:40am
Polyp inside which tumour was present is intact
I am 49 years old. Been on dialysis for 28 years now. Also have Chronic Liver Disease from Hep C which was successfully treated in...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: May 6, 2025
Nausea and low appetite a month after last radiation
I am 49 years old. Been on dialysis for 28 years now. Also have Chronic Liver Disease from Hep C which was successfully treated in...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jun 7, 2025
I just received the diagnosis of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.
I just received the diagnosis of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. However, I don’t have any of the symptoms described by others in the support group. Do you...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Mar 18, 2024
Nearly a year into treatment…
I have stage four distal esophageal adenocarcinoma diagnosed February 20, 2024, which is in my stomach and liver and has moved down my esophagus, I’m...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Mar 17, 2025
Esophageal cancer and signatera
My fiancee has stage 4 esophageal cancer that has spread to his liver and elsewhere...He has had 8 rounds of chemo and has improved so...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 5, 2024
Will eating ever be enjoyable again?
I had an esophagectomy over a year now. Mostly I have been able to get food down, but it is always uncomfortable and I find...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: 3 days ago
Recommend next steps for non-standard treatment?
We just came out of a consultation with esophageal cancer oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. To say that it was shocking would be...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 24, 2024
Should i get an esophagectomy?
Hello, I have posted for different esophageal items in the past. I would like your input on my situation. I am a 64 year old...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jul 7, 2025
My husband diagnosed 4 weeks ago -Esophageal Cancer- HELP
Hello, I am looking for advance and success stories to help us navigate this difficult journey. My husband, just 50, started this journey not feeling...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Apr 17, 2025
Just need to vent
After going through trouble swallowing back in 2022 I was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal adenocarcinoma. Went through FLOT all pre-surgery and while it sucked...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: May 25 7:41pm
Elderly Response to Radiation & Chemo
Hello, my father is in his mid-80s and was diagnosed with EC (likely stage 3+) in April2026. He and my mother are snowbirds in a...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: May 22 9:04am
Do doctors allow family members to join my appointments by video?
Does anyone know if the oncology docs at Mayo, Rochester, will allow facetime with family members during a consultation? My sons would like to hear...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Feb 18, 2023
Covid vaccination may increase lifespan for stage 4 cancer patients
Hi,On Wednesday, November 12 I read an online article in the Guardian newsletter that a study has shown how patients with stage 4 cancer getting...
Support Group: Cancer
Last active: Nov 29, 2025
GEJ Adenocarcinoma
My husband found out a month ago that a tumor was found on his esophagus during an Endoscopy. He had been getting treated for heartburn...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Mar 15, 2025
Which specialist to diagnose esophagus?
Which specialist to see for an esophagus eval? I have had frequent sore throats, 2 strictures removed, gerd, excess throat mucus (allergies), and often feel...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 25, 2023