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Colleeni2~Have chosen to answer you on a separate topic re husband's EC diagnosis & treatment
Dear Colleeni ~ Since you may not hear from LoveLife1 any time soon, I've decided to answer you on a separate topic line here. In the future we will be able to "find you" more easily with a topic all your own. Sometimes several people write on the same topic line, and it's hard to decide who is talking to whom. So this is…
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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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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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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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Initial treatment decisions: Stage II/III
Hello all, My 47 year old husband, and dad of our 11 year old twins was diagnosed with EC from an endoscopy with biopsy about a week ago. Since then our world has turned upside down, but I have learned a whole lot, thanks in part to this board. We are in the DC area and have moved the ball a fair bit in the last week. We…