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My Immunotherapy Experience
It's been awhile since I last wrote. In my last postings, I was trying to determine which hospital to use and which treatment to get on. I had been using MD Anderson, but after they misdiagnosed my stage of cancer, I was hesitant to use them again. After meeting with several other doctors with different hospitals in the…
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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…
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duration after ( CT+RT) and before esophagactomy
my father had completed CT + RT treatment for his esophagus cancer on 28th march.. we have undergone CT scan on 3rd May. and then PET scan on 12th may. report of PET scan seems good and doctors decided to go for esophagactomy surgery. but doctor who is going to perform surgery is on leave till 02 june due to some…
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Scared to death
I was diagnosed with throat cancer 3 months ago.. treatment was supposed to be 33 radiation treatment and chemotherapy. I had the mask made but due to my aniexty and claustrophobia which I didn't even know I had an issue with I freaked out once they put me on the radiation table..they not only locked my head in place but…
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Another bump in the road
It has been awhile since I've posted and just wanted to give alittle update! Some of you folks have been wonderful giving info and advice and I will never forget your kindness! My husband of 33 years was diagnosed last October 2017 with Stage 111 Esophageal cancer, Adenocarcinoma at the GE Junction! He went through chemo…
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Update, chemo/radiation, radiation pneumonitis, no surgery for now
December 2017, my husband was diagnosed with Barrett's type adenocarcinoma (T3N0M0). It was 5 cm long, at the gastro-esophageal junction. During Jan-Feb 2018, he had 6 chemo infusions (carbo/taxol) and 29 radiation treatments (IMRT). The last day of radiation was cancelled because my husband was hospitalized for symptoms…
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I hate this cancer
Hello there. I am usually on the kidney cancer discussion board since having a tumor removed back in January. Cancer has effected my life so much. My Mom passed away from small cell esophageal cancer. She had acid reflux and swollowing problems for awhile and it took awhile for the doctor to take her seriously and do and…
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Ten Years on this Ride
It's been ten years (May 2008) since I was first diagnosed as stage III EC. I had chemo/radiation, an esophajectomy, and then bonus chemo (same stuff, but stronger than before). I still had a recurrence in 2011. The EC had come back in a lung (now stage IV) and I was given a particularly grim prognosis.. I'm typing this…
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1979bmg~Clinical trial results R fantastic~Clarify 4 me~R U A Stage III or Stage IV Esophageal Cance
Dear “1979bmg” Can you clarify something for me? I’m a bit confused. When you first wrote us in September of 2017, you said you were Stage IV. https://csn.cancer.org/node/312093 You also wrote on April 23, 2018, you asked “Does anyone know of someone like me who is unable to have surgery?”…