Esophageal Cancer
Discussion List
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Feeling hopeless
my husband has stage 3 esophagus cancer, it is in the lymp nodes and stomach and made it to his back. Doctor gave him 2 to 4 months. he started on Radiation 3 days ago. are the doctors close on how long you have to live?
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pls help me
Hi Mishti, can u pls share the address and contat details of the place in varanasi where they trat cancer. Also kiindly share your experience.. was your dad cured? regards
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STAGE 3 ESPOPHAGEAL CANCER SURVIVOR - POSITIVE JOURNEY
Update from my husband.... I am a 56 year old non smoker and Stage 3 survivor of esophogeal cancer. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 on November 6, 2013. I was treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC. My treatment began with 6 weeks of chemo therapy with infusion pump. My next 6 weeks consisted of chemo therapy with…
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Beware of scammer
I am sure most people on this forum are smart enough not to be scammed. But just incase please beware of rosemarysankoh@e-mail.ua. This person got my name of off this site and has really pissed me off. She claims to have EC and wants my help in dispersing funds, or should I say stealing my funds. Who in there right mind…
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update on recurrent her2 positive EC
Hello , here is an update 30/5/14 PET SCAN : PROGRESSION again 2 new cervical lymph nodes: something near heart pericardium , something larynx Whenever the oncologist stops the oxaliplatin and just keeps herceptin + LV5FU2 as maintenance there is progression. she doesn't want to give too much oxaliplatin at one time to…
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help
Hi I was recently referred for urgent endoscopy following chest painand pain between my shoulder blades and feeling a lump after eating as though food was trying to come back up - the endoscope revealed irregularity where the esophagus meets the stomach aparently it should be round and smooth awmd mine was a bit jagged ane…
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EC Back in the Liver after 4 1/2 years
Hi All, I have been Cancer free for the past 4 1/2 years was doing extremely well and then as I was undergoing my 5 year CT scan, boom…Cancer is back in the liver. I have two lesions and I just underwent a needle biopsy to confirm the type etc. Has any one on this board dealt with a similar situation and/or know any better…
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my wife
my wife has stage 4 esophageal cancer she is only 42 She is very weak all the time can't seem to get her out of bed what do you think of her beating this very nasty thing.she has don two chemo treatments doctor said he was doing this to maintain the quality of life does this mean what I think it does
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Dilation attempt from below - through feeding tube opening?
My endo doc tried to do a dilation of my esophagus (upper) entering from my mouth / throat per normal procedure, but could not do anything. I am seeing another doc, and as I understand it his plan is to go in through the opening in my stomach where my feeding tube is now. Anyone ever hear of this or know anything about it?…