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What are the best snacks for Esophageal Cancer during chemo?
Hello everyone. I just joined this group yesterday on behalf of my husband. Stage 3 esophagus cancer. 5 rounds of chemo and 28 sessions of...
5 months after esophagectomy. Hard to get enough calories. Frustrated
Esopagectomy was 3/29/23. Needed no chemo/radiation. Swallowing is good. Hard to consume 2400 calories because my stomach seems upset all the time. Been doing all...
After Esphogeal surgery my husband is not urinating
2 weeks ago my husband has an esphogeal tumor removed. He went through chemo and radiation before the surgery. After surgery he had a catheter...
my esophageal cancer recovery detour
in the last 3 days my esophagus has been extremely sore and enflamed from the 28 radiation treatments, last rad 7 days ago...i am now...
Eating Problems 6 years post esophagectomy
After a stage 4 esophageal cancer diagnosis, followed by chemo, radiation, and surgery I am 6 years cancer free. I am unable to eat normally,...
Has anyone gotten relief from esophageal cancer cough? Help.
My 77 year old husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last March. Since then he has gone through a regimen of 5 day per week...
Frequent diarrhea after treatment for stage 2 esophageal cancer
My husband completed treatment for esophageal cancer (surgery, then chemotherapy and radiation) a couple months ago. He is still having frequent bouts of diarrhea after...
Esophagus cancer with other health issues
I have stage 1 esophagus cancer. Not sure what treatment I will be having chemo, radiation, immunotherapy or resectioning. I have other health issues (diabetes,...
Non-surgical EC patient with stricture/stenosis of esophagus
Hi all, my sister (38 years old, non smoker, living in Germany) got diagnosed 9 months ago with Stage4 EC in the upper part of...
Rough start to Chemo Regimen
Age 78 w/Stage 3 diagnosis resulted in 5-wk Chemo + Radiation treatment regimen, specifically Monday C+R, Tues - Fri R only. Yesterday was Day 1...
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...
Setback in my diagnosis: Stage 2 changed to stage 3
yesterday i received news that my pet scan shows a small nodule in my lung and a suv3 gastrohepatic lymph node...so instead of stage 2...
Causes for pain in stomach and chest from j tube
My husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in Jan 2023. His cancer has spread to the top of his stomach. He has had constant bloating...
GE Junction Tumor continues to bleed, what is normal to expect?
My 93yr old mother was diagnosed with GE junction tumor last fall and had started to spread to cardia of stomach. Too weak for surgery,...
What was your experience immediately following RT/chemo?
My husband Jeff completed 6 weeks of RT/chemo on Friday. He was told the first few weeks could be the most difficult of all and...
Anyone having excessive mucous problems following surgery .
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anyone-having-excessive-mucous-problems-following-surgery/
Its been 18mo since the surgery. I've completed chemo, radiation and now 12 mos. of immunotherapy.. We've been through all the expected and a great...
When will I know the treatment was successful?
When will I know the treatment was successful. At that time I could not swallow whole food. I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in...
Anyone finishing up treatment with Opdivo Immunotherapy after surgery?
Had Minimally Invasive I-R surgery at Mayo Phoenix 2 weeks ago and feel great. Surgery recovery thus far was way better than I expected. Pathology...
Anyone had small bowel obstruction/scar tissue at feeding tube site?
I’m 63 yr old female & was diagnosed w/ esophageal cancer 8-28-2020. never smoked, No acid reflux, didn’t drink excessively. I went to MD Anderson...
Recently diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer SCC.
I was just diagnosed 8/20 with Esophageal Cancer SCC. I am headed to Mayo 9/17. It is a very large tumor, 8.5cm in the lower...
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