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Esophageal Cancer
Archives for December 2017
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New to site
Hi all. I was happy to come across this site. It's nice to see the positivity and encouragement offered here. As you all know, there's not a lot of that in researching online. My husband was diagnosed with EC this past february. He had chemo and radiation in Asheville NC where we live then surgery at Duke in July. He did…
voice lost
hi i am in my 16th radiation treatement still have 14 more and i think i am loosing my voice. it s vocal cords cancer. i am getting scared and i am on my own don t have nobody to support me, with that said i have to get back to work asap! the only problem i have is that as soon as i start talking i loose my voice and…
Mass in groin area
Hi, My father (84 years old) completed treatment at MD Anderson for Esophageal Cancer and now is trying to get strong enough for surgery. He discovered a mass in his groin area the other day. We went to the primary care doctor and they said it was a mass that needed to be looked at by the Oncologist. Could this be related…
Merry Christmas
It is XMas Eve and I feel as if I have been brought a miracle! My husband, diagnosed with Stage 3 Esophageal Cancer is now able to eat real food! It has been awhile! Of course he continues to be fed through j tube to keep nutrients in him. He's unable to eat as much as he previously did but it's a start! This past Friday…
New to the site...
Hello! My name is Amy and my husband was diagnosed with Stage IV Esophageal Cancer 4/19/2017. He was having dysphagia and almost passed out at a ball game due to it so I called and had his endoscopy scheduled immediately. The dr also ordered a swallow study to be done first. When my husband went in to dr after swallow…
Trouble transitioning from treatment
My father is 84 and had a rough time through treatment. He lost his appetite the last 4 weeks of treatment and would not eat or drink enough to sustain himself. We tried everything and then finally got a feeding tube. Now 6 weeks out of treatment he is slowly physically recovering, but does not want to eat, do things for…
What item to buy someone to make them feel good through chemo/radiation
This is such a difficult question to ask, and I feel that the answer may be non-materialistic. But please help if you can. My Father in Law just had cancer surgery and had his jaw bone removed. He is going through chemo and radiation tomorrow. I am going to visit him and wanted to know if I can purchase anything that would…
PAUL61~WISHING YOU & YOUR WIFE A HAPPY 8TH ANNIVERSARY tomorrow & CONTINUED CANCER-FREE YEARS
Hey there Paul - Tomorrow is a special day in your “memory bank!” Who can forget the day we as wives sat in the family waiting room and praying that we would see our husbands again? So it goes without saying that most of the time here, we read about wives being the caregivers for their husbands. Men are more often…
5+ year survivor now having choking issues
Hi, this is my first post here. I had oesopohageal cancer in 2012, and got the 5 year all clear this year. Over the past week I have experinced a few episodes of choking after eating. I feel the food is not getting down my oesophagus and is sitting there and then I am inhaling it. Very scary experiences as really can't…