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Gary Jensen... Dr. Shanda Blackmon did his esophagectomy, before she left to head back towards family...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223407/

Shanda Blackmon did his esophagectomy

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 8:11pm

Hi @trooperken, as you prepare for surgery, I think you might find the posts in this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/987645/

this related discussion helpful: - Esophagectomy ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/esophagectomy-surgery

Discussion: Transhiatal esophagectomy surgery: What is recovery like?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2023

I had my esophagectomy on March 29. Early find, no need for chemo/radiation. Eating without feeling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917007/

I had my esophagectomy on March 29.

Discussion: Anyone wish to join discussion? One year esophageal cancer-free

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2023

I’ve had one chemo out of 5 and will have my 3 of 25 proton radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/242888/

I will have an esophagectomy 6 weeks

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2019

Thank you. I am so glad to hear that you are a 12-year survivor of an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806110/

that you are a 12-year survivor of an esophagectomy

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2023

I went thru esophagectomy. I am 66 today. Had the surgery six months ago and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1297490/

I went thru esophagectomy.

Discussion: Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 5 1:46pm

Hi. Thanks for reaching out. I too am having an esophagectomy on July 9th., and grateful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338989/

I too am having an esophagectomy on

Discussion: Should i get an esophagectomy?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 1 9:04am

Minimally invasive esophagectomy typically offers a quicker recovery, less pain, and less blood loss. What is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644714/

Minimally invasive esophagectomy typically

Discussion: Esophagectomy surgery: Want to know what to expect

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2021

My husband had an esophagectomy in June 2022. He still has and uses his feeding tube...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1019376/

My husband had an esophagectomy in June ... not sure if the wretching is cancer, esophagectomy

Discussion: New onset of Retching: What might be causing it? Gastric pull-up?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2024

Hi @hope24, this is a great question to discuss with your cancer team. @mrgvw is absolutely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979345/

Esophagectomy is a common treatment ... Esophagectomy is done either to remove

Discussion: What is the criteria for getting esophagectomy?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

Absolutely the right call and reasoning for you. One of my fellow patients on our Zoom...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1356138/

patients on our Zoom calls had his esophagectomy

Discussion: Diagnosed with ESSC (squamous cell carcinoma), scheduled for surgery

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 25 12:10pm

I go to St. Cloud to have my esophagus dilated about every 3 - 4 months....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786059/

This is after I had esophagectomy surgery

Discussion: High-grade dysplasia on report: Scared to death

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

I'm curious also. I have appointments in Rochester on April 8th. Esophagectomy planned for the 9th....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259704/

Esophagectomy planned for the 9th.

Discussion: Are there a lot of aftercare visits after an Esophagectomy?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 16 4:10pm

My husband had an esophagectomy at the end of July this year. He’s still doing enteral...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769964/

My husband had an esophagectomy at the

Discussion: Just diagnosed with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Very scared

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Nov 6, 2022

Hi Gary, I am new to this site and had an esophagectomy in September 2024. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223084/

I am new to this site and had an esophagectomy

Discussion: Esophagectomy: What is life like Afterwards?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 11:13am

I knew it was a biggie. Ok. Acceptable. I'm 65 now, was 61 when I went...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1079511/

thru it all... chemo, radiation, esophagectomy

Discussion: CT and PET scans negative after chemo and radiation: Still do surgery?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2024

Good luck with your treatments! I'm starting my last 4 Chemotherapy treatments on the 30th December,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787068/

treatments on the 30th December, had my esophagectomy

Discussion: Esophageal Cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 20, 2022

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

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

anything we do... chemo, radiation, esophagectomy ... the neoadjuvant setting (before the esophagectomy ... things surround the Main Act... the esophagectomy ... examine everything removed during the esophagectomy

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

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 5 6:24am

I have not experienced the mucus since my esophagectomy. Prior to surgery I did experience excessive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/650196/

not experienced the mucus since my esophagectomy

Discussion: Excessive Mucus with Esophageal Cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Nov 1, 2021

@ajbambe, should surgery be recommended for your dad, you may be interested in this related discussion:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957058/

- A New Direction: Transthoracic esophagectomy