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Renewed gagging, nausia and lack of appetite 2 months after treatment completed.
Hello, I was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer this past year. On Feb 24th 2017 I Completed my 35 radiation treatments with 3 Chemo sessions. Now its been 2 full months since my last radiation treatment. Very slowly after about 5 weeks my pain was getting managable and I was eating more foods (was able to avoid feeding…
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Story of HOPE for Esophageal and Stomach junction cancer
I wanted to write a story of Hope, courage and fight. On January of 2010, our world was shattered when we learned that my dad of 58 year old was diagnosed with Gastric Esophageal junction Stage III cancer. First few days were that of helplessness, anguish, anger, sadness, and anxiety. It came from nowhere, but looking…
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Is surgery typically recommended if there was a complete response to chemoradiation?
Hi, I'm 38 years old and was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer in October 2016. MD Anderson recommended a treatment plan of 6 weeks of chemo and radiation, and then surgery. I completed my chemoradiation in January, and went for my first endoscopy since treatment and it shows no signs of the tumor! I have a PET scan…
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Recurrent Esophageal/Cardia (upper stomach) Cancer in Remission Using Nutrition
Hi my name is Joseph Marx and I was diagnosed with Stge T2B esophageal adenocarcinma in the lower GE junction in the Fall of 2013. Had standard of care chemo/radiation for 5 and 1/2 weeks through January 2014. Had a complete response: the esophagus had completely healed, there wasn't even any scar tissue or Barrett's in…
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I think that I have Esophageal Cancer, I am extremely scared
I wanted to reach out and receive some opinions/assurance on a couple issues that I am having and see if you can alleviate some of my concerns. I am a 29 year old male, average build. I do not smoke or chew but do drink alcohol. I have reason to believe that I might have esophageal cancer. And the reason that I say that is…
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Fundoplication post esophagectomy
I know reflux is a big issue with post-Esophagectomy patients. Does anyone know if fundoplication has ever been done post Esophagectomy to help control this. I've noted that in Australia they have done it at the time of Esophagectomy when completing the anastomoses with mixed results. Thanks. Have been trying to get used…
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Losing Battle/Need advise
I first posted here when we found out my husband at age 52 had stage 4 esophageal cancer (months ago). We initially did chemoradiation and were elated to find the original tumor was completely eradicated at the follow up biopsy. But unfortunately, the chemo had not been effective and the cancer had mets to the liver and…
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NEED ADVICE..DAD IN LOTS OF PAIN
Hi guys..... Ive posted before about my dad. Stage 4 ...metastisized (sp)? to stomach, liver, and lungs. His only form of treatment right now is herceptin only. And he was also taking Rick Simpson oil. He hasnt had a whole lot of improvement on the cat scans....He has been experiencing major pain in his back that radiates…
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Colonel Frank W. Hicks USMC(Ret)
6 April 2016 __ Update
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Vietnam Vets
Hi to all of you. As I watch this board I am saddened by some of the new posts but also sometimes uplifted with some of the good news. I reached out to you awhile back asking any of you if you knew of anyone who was in Vietnam and exposed to agent orange and has EC. I am asking once again . I have been made aware that…
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after surgery/
my husband has esophageal cancer stage 3, he had his chemo and then surgery, my doctor never went over the pathology report with me but i did get a copy of it from the nurse when he was in the hosp. (he was in the hosp. for 9 weeks). the report says 2 out of 16 lymph nodes are positive for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma... what…
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New / 6 mo post diagnosis
Hi everyone - first day here on this board, so I'll be reading through some historical posts, but wanted to introduce myself. DH (41) diagnosed with T3 Esophogeal Cancer on September 23, 2016. He had rapid weight loss and at the end wasn't able to swallow water. Earlier symptoms were choking/gagging. He has had history of…
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#.5 months since diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer.
Starting about the middle of Septenber 2016 I started noting an increase in hiccuping when eating. This progressed to discomfort behing my lower sternum. the last week of October 2016, People at work were telling me that I was loosing weight. on Sever occasions I ended up having Nausea and vomiting while eating. I went to…
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Just diagnosed...
Hi...my husband was just diagnosed (about 2 weeks ago) with stage 4 esophageal cancer. I'm in shock. He's so healthy and we thought he had a simple case of acid reflux. We've found an oncologist but everything is moving at a crazy pace and I don't even know where to start. We tried to get him into a clinical trial but…
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Back from Vacation
Hello all, We had a wonderful few days away in warm sunlight and have now returned to cold temps and wind. My husband was thrilled to have been able to take this time off and enjoyed himself thoroughly, eating almost everything and even having a few glasses of red wine(!) I thought the oncologist would scold him for the…
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Another 5 year survivor
Hi people! First off , a huge thank you to all who post regularly and with so much knowledge, you are all angels. i was diagnosed 02/23/12, had a scan mon 2/20/17 and all was good. I am now in the 5 year survivor club. i was 48 when diagnosed, chemo n radiation, esoughajectomy 6/18/12 and an insurance round of chemo to…
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Hubby's PET Scan
Just an update on hubby's PET scan of Friday 2/3 - we received results from Dr. today and hubby is in "complete remission". He has to go on maintenance therapy and received another herceptin infusion today but no chemo. Hubby had fever Saturday and I insisted he go to ER. Once there a "mild" case of pnemonia was found in…
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Tho't provoking article by Erma Bombeck & European trial results re breath test that detects EC w/o
Hello my fellow Cancer sisters, brothers, family members & friends: Aren’t we all wishing some new research would come along that would give us some hope, for both those actively coping with Esophageal Cancer, as well as a preventative kind of test that could be administered for those having symptoms associated with…
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Got diagnosed 2 weeks ago. Age 30, otherwise perfect health
Oh man. Was having heartburn for ~3 months before doing an endoscopy. They found a mass, stage III esophogial cancer, not spread to any organs, but in probably 5-7 lymph nodes. Starting chemo+radiation next week, followed by surgery. Surgery is the goal, although 1-2 lymph nodes seem to be in dangeorus spots. Needless to…
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Radiation Cough?
Mom is coughing like she's totally congested. Is this from the radiation? She was also put on Lisinopril, which I understand might also contribute to a cough. Next week she starts Radiation Boost. I wonder if that will intensify the cough. Radiologist gave her a syrup Rx, but she sounds terrible. Is this common?If so, how…
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Welcome "ElleGonzalez" ~What questions do U need answers for?
Good morning “Elle” ~ I note that you first joined this CSN site on August 11, 2016. But I believe this is the first time I have seen a letter from you on this site. May I say that none of us want to be here, but we would love to “only” be dealing with Stage I Esophageal Cancer. I write as a Stage IV cancer patient, so I…
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Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…
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Eighteen year and really scared
So 5 months ago I had a terrible heartburn and was diagnosed with acid reflux to the visit to Er and was prescribed omeprazole which only "kinda" helped during the day time but sleeping was the worst nightmare constant heartburn. What i am really scared about is that I have been passing black tarry stool like probably a…
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CYRAMZA AND FATIGUE
My dad just started a Cyramza drip on Januray 20th. The last few days hes been experiencing EXTREME fatigue. As in, he falls asleep sitting up...nods out while doing things like filling out paperwork or buttoning his shirt. He literally cannot keep his eyes open. Its REALLY bothering him and he reached out to his primary…
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Amino acids and Vit C during chemo??????
A friend of ours who went thru chemo for brain cancer told us she took a combination of Vit C powder mixed in juice, 2x a day, along with amino acid pills to help the Vit C get absorbed into the system. She said it helped her through the chemo treatments. She said it helped her body replace what the chemo sucked out of…
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New to site......
Hello all. My dad was diagnised Sept 2015. Stage 4. EC. Hes been thru 2 rounds of chemo. Taxotear and Oxyplatin? Hes beginning a 3rd now. First drip was yesterday. Cyramza. He had a tumor that the first round of chemo got rid of, and he had spots o his lungs, liver and stomach. The cancer went away after the taxotear but…
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STOPPING CANCER TREATMENT: DECIDING WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT - (Excellent article by Mayo Clinic)
* Hello to all my dear friends dealing with a cancer diagnosis A year ago, January 4, 2016, I posted this article written by the Mayo Clinic. (http://csn.cancer.org/node/299199) As you can see by the date on the bottom of this article by MAYO Clinic is February 20, 2006, I have kept this on file since then. And rightly so,…
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Jevity cases (unopened - ready to donate)
Our dad passed away last week from Stage 4 Esaphogeal Cancer and we have boxes of Jevity, unopened, that we would love to donate to anyone who needs it. It would make him so happy to know someone else will benefit from these. Please let us know. Geri & Denise
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Esophageal cancer metastasis to brain
My best friend's husband worked through stage three esophageal cancer and had chemo, radiation, surgery, and was on a feeding tube for three months. He just has a seizure on Christmas night and they found three tumors in the brain. They are doing radiation and cannot operate. Just looking for anyone who may have heard of…
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Hope after cancer diagnosis!!!
My name is Ray Pilkington. I was diagnosed with esophogeal carcinoma in 2014. Had my entire esophogous removed and my stomach pulled up and re-attached in march 2015. I lost my voice for a long time. I could only speak in a very high-pitched screach. The surgeon said he might cut the nerve feeding my left vocal cord during…