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Help with post surgery symptoms baffling docs.
My husband had an esophagectomy on April 23rd of this year. He spent 2 1/2 months in the hospital post-surgery due to some complications with...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Sep 7, 2025
How to manage high calorie diet for cancer with type 2 diabetes?
Hello! My husband is 2 wks done with chemo/radiation treatments for adenocarcinoma esophageal cancer. What a roller coaster! As his wife/caregiver, I'm doing just fine...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Nov 14, 2022
Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments
I am looking for folks that have been through this process, particularly in Phoenix. Any recommendations? I am in week 3 of Chemo and Proton...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: May 12, 2025
Cycle 4 and very nervous
My husband is going into round 4 of Flot tomorrow and I’m very anxious. His white blood cell counts plummet every time he has chemo...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jun 4, 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
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
Anyone on Paclitaxel? Does it work better?
Dad (69) had been to different doctors complaining of pain when swallowing (diagnosed with dysphagia and given Omeprazole) for about a year before he was...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jun 17, 2024
New Here: Dad has Stage 4 - What's next after 2 years?
Hi all. My Dad was diagnosed in January of 2021 when he couldn't eat without food getting stuck in esophagus. Has spread to Lymph nodes,...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Apr 16, 2023
Post Surgery Plan: Questions about chemo, cholesterol and more
My husband did the FlOT chemo, four cycles and then surgery. While the hospitalization was a little bit rough, he recovered surprisingly well. He was...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2025
Help with nausea and vomiting relief post-esophagectomy
My husband is now 10-½ months post-op; his surgery was on June 7, 2023 (esophagectomy, removing the lower portion of the esophagus and approximately 25%...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jul 28, 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
Anyone tried fasting-mimicking diets (FMDs) during chemotherapy ?
HI! Has anyone tried FMD during Chemo?We were introduced to The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo by a Cancer Survivor Friend. The Oncologist at Kaiser...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Dec 6, 2025
Post cancer anger issues and distancing from family and friends
I'm post tonsillary for eight years now. Its been a struggle since treatment was over. I read a post on here prior to joining the...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Dec 6, 2025
Proton Radiation vs Continue Chemo Only Decision Help/Experience with
My mom was diagnosed Dec 2024 with adenocarcinoma of the GEJ (7 cm mass). Stage 4A (T3N3) with spread to distant lymph nodes (1 supraclavicular...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2025
Chemo & Immunotherapy goes into Overdrive
Battling adenocarcinoma EC with Metastases to spine. Two weeks ago finished palliative radiation for pain ( no effect yet) and today was my third round...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 14, 2024
Post Surgery Pathology Report
Hello Heroes, got my post surgery pathology report, it seems very positive, take a look below, all lymph nodes are clear, staging T3, N0, M0....
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jul 15, 2025