-
Has anybody been treated with keytruda /Pembrolizumab
Hi all My husband has stage 4 metastatic esophageal cancer. He is currently receiving chemotherapy and so far the cancer has stopped growing. There are trials available in the UK for Pembrolizumab or Keytruda. Has anybody been treated with this drug for esophageal cancer and if so how effective has it been please?
-
esophageal stricture
Hello, i'm a 53 yr old male. Was diagnosed with stage 2b esophageal cancer in April 2019. Did chemo & radiation treatment for about 3 months. In September 2019 i had an esophagectomy and a feeding j tube installed. Less than a week later, while still in hospital recoverying on clear diet a fistula opened up in my…
-
Rotting food 3 years post Ivor Lewis
My dad is 3 years post Ivor Lewis surgery and is now showing signs of rotting food in his small portion of stomach left. He has no appetite, nausea, and extreme weaknes. anyone heard of this. The surgeon acts like he is clueless. thanks.
-
38 high CRP and esophageal Polyps
Good Evening, I am new to all of this 3 weeks ago I had blood work done and my C Reactive protein was very high and then I had a endoscopy and colonosopy during which 2 polyps were removed from my esophogus. I have a strong family hiustory of cancer, My Father had stomach cancer and my Mother and Grandmother colon cancer.…
-
mom diagnosed with EC stage 3
Hello all, My mother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last week. I have researching and learning alot about it since past few days. From the PET-scan it appears that it is stage III Squamous cell carcinoma. She had tumor in the mid esophagus and 2 lymph nodes were affected. The doctor suggested to start with chemo and…
-
Dad diagnosed of squamous cell carcinoma (update in comments, another update surgery completed)
Thos may be a long post. My dad had some symptoms like pains in the chest area which was unbearable other than that he always had reflux. He immidiately went to dr and got a CT scan. Everything normal except mid esophageal wall thickening of 10 mm. lymph nodes normal everything else basically says normal. Did endoscopic…
-
Ned with a suspicious lymph node
Dear fellow members, After chemo regimen, resection of esophageal tumor and leison to liver, there was a 1 cm lesion shown on liver that was destryoed via abletion. My mri post abletion showed no new leisons or any new cancer. They noted that there is a suspcious lymph node close to the area of the abletion. Oncologist…
-
Esophaguses cancer after 9months clear Mets to brain
I went through chemo Feb 2019 had esopagectomy in 2019 was doing good until they found a 1.2 cm in the left frontal lobe. Dr recommend cyberknife radiation treatment. Has this happened do any one here. It sounds positive but wanted to make sure.
-
Gas Pain and Burping with swallowing
Hello, my husband recently underwent an esophagectomy for stage 1 cancer. He is is about 2 weeks post-op and is experiencing severe gas pain after swallowing any liquids or trying to eat food. He is usually able to clear it with belching. We are just wondering if this is normal or should we be concerned? We were extremely…
-
Got to know recurrence is not curable now - Right TE groove Node
Hello There, My father had cancer of mid esophagus. We had initially chemo + radiation(45 Gray total) before surgery. ( April 2018) Then doctors operated esophagus and completely removed. ( Jun 2018) After 1.5 yesrs. my father got recurrence in Right TE groove Node. (Dec - 2019) It's now localized nodal cancer. But as per…
-
Dumping Syndrome Symptoms
I experience what I believe is fairly severe dumping symdrome after eating and want to inquire about other people's experience with dumping symdrome. I was diagnosed and received successful treatment for esophageal cancer in 2013. Standard treatment of chemo-radiation therapy followed by esophagectomy. The esophagectomy…
-
Extremely worried
Hi all, my dads biopsy came back positive for cancer cells (under arm lymph nodes) and originally it was thought to be breast cancer but even after a pet scan mri and ct scan , they can’t find a tumor. He has had past medical issues and was told he has a chance of stomach and esoohageal cancer so now I am very worried it’s…
-
survival age after diagnosis
I noticed Donna70 did roll call of survival age after diagnosis of ec in 2010. It was a wonderful concept. I was wondering if we can do the roll call to give hope to myself and lot of other people on this forum. Please mention stage, type of ec squamous or adenocarcinoma. And which year was it diagmosed. I will start out…
-
Nail Lifting and HFS
I am Stage 4 due to recurrence in lymph nodes. I completed 6 months of FUFOX and am now NED. Capecitibine was prescribed in a maintenance dosage. The side effects have been extreme and my Oncologists say I am highly sensitive to chemos. I have Hand/Foot Syndrome which causes redness, swelling, burning sensation and peeling…
-
New Here....need advice...esophogus scare
Posts: 1 Joined: Sep 2019 Sep 08, 2019 - 11:23 am 38....was a smoker 15 years..quit this year..light smoker....drinker, beer and shots, once a week or so...drink alot of coffee/caffeine I am pretty worried....notice a small hard lump on right side of neck ...like 4 years ago....still there...i have gone to doctors…
-
Stage IV first week of chemo
This is my first post to the forums. im grateful to have found this board. i just wrote our story in the "About Me" section. My husband was recently diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer and had his first week of chemo which after two relatively benign days went downhill fast. He has already decided not to take another…
-
Esophagectomy or Chemo?
My 74 year old dad was just diagnosed with Stage 1 esophageal cancer. He is having an esophagectomy on Tuesday the 8th. He is very healthy otherwise, works out regularly and eats well. We live near Pgh. so we will be having Dr. Luketich's team perform the surgery. Our surgeon said that this is the way to go. He does not…
-
Loretta is Home
To all who ever benefited from Loretta’s postings, and I know many of you have, our dear friend has gone on to be with her Lord and loved ones. Her Homecoming day was yesterday morning, 3-5-19, around 1:30 AM. She is at peace and at rest, and enjoying her rewards. This Bible verse is most fitting: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have…
-
Stage IV 8 weeks post Esophagogastrectomy what to eat?
Hello everyone, this is my first post and looking for some advice for my Mom who was diagnosed with Stage 4 andinocarcinoma at GE junction Last Sept. She underwent presurgery FLOT chemo for 8 weeks and surgery was performed at Lehigh Valley cancer institute on Jan 18th. Pathology confirmed that chemo didn’t work (no dead…
-
Anyone know Dr. Ajani at MD Anderson in Houston, TX
I just want to know for my mom if this doctor is a keeper or if his hideous bedside manner is a run don't walk scenario.
-
Sending back a private message
Anyone having a problem answering a private message with that stupid code at the bottom.? Every time I answer type in what I see same numbers & letters they say it wrong. It is so frustrating!
-
Excessive mucus & foaming phlegm
My husband has been diagnosed with stage III Adenocarcinoma. He has not started his treatment plan yet. But is having excess mucus & phlegm. Just was wondering any ideals on how to maybe help him with this. Any ideals on how to control or even slow this down? Thanks
-
Esophagectomy after complete response
Hello everyone. I'm a 53-year-old female and I was diagnosed with stage 3 EC with nearly 2 in. tumor just above the ge junction in early April of this year. I have undergone 2 chemo sessions of Cisplatin & 5-day 5FU treatments each session and 25 radiation treatments (simultaneously). New PET scan indicated "no evidence…
-
Update---Got my Treatment Plan
Hello, I've gotten my treatment plan after surgery. All tests are showing that the surgery removed all of the cancer from my lung, so real chemo won't be prescribed. My doctor wanted to put me on a couple of HER2 drugs to ward off another recurrence. Herceptin, which i received for a very long time and a new HER2 drug.…
-
Krista diagnosed - looking for help/guidance
Yesterday, May 7, 2019, my wife, Krista, was diagnosed with squamous-cell esophageal cancer. She had an endoscopy at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, WA on May 2 due to difficulty swallowing food. Her GI (Dr. Wohlman) found nodules and did a biopsy, which confirmed cancer. Overlake is working to get approval from Premera for…
-
Update, good news
Today, my husband (age 72) had another clean CT scan. Last December 6, 2017, endoscopy showed a "fumigating bleeding 5 cm mass of malignant appearance in the GE junction. He was staged T3,N0,M0 (Stage IIb). Today, 18 months after diagnosis, my husband appears to be free of cancer. He didn't undergo "curative" surgery.…
-
Tear Duct Pain
The start of this mop-up chemo really hit me emotionally. I have never been one to cry much but the tears just kept coming after this first session. My eyes really hurt when I cried and all I could do was laugh at how ironic that was...can't even have a good cry without the chemo coming into the mix of tears, lol.…
-
Update & Farewell from Loretta Marshall~It's time to "WALK AWAY"
February 23, 2019 Update &Farewell letter to all my friends here on the CSN site Hello to all dear friends dealing with a cancer diagnosis- As you can see by the date on the bottom of this article by MAYO Clinic – February 20, 2006, I have kept this on file since then. And rightly so, since my husband, William Marshall,…
-
Blood Sugar issues
I had surgery for my Esophageal Cancer in October of 2017. Like others, I have had issues with gaining weight. I have also had blood sugar issues. I have spells of dizziness and other symptoms. I did not have these issues before surgery. Has anyone else experienced this?
-
Paul, Protonix
Paul, I've been on Protonix for about 8 1/2 years, and now I here the side effects aren't that good. My pharmacist told me of a natural medicine to take its place. Do you know if any other members has had a problem with protonix?