Esophagectomy after complete response
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I will likely be facing the
I will likely be facing the same dilemma...one of the head docs here thinks surgery would be a waste of time based on how far it initially spread. Two tumors in the mid and low esophagus, At least 8 lymph nodes all over my midsection and chest, a possible spread to the liver that disappeared after 8 rounds of chemo.
I have shown an impressive response to chemo and immunotherapy alone, I have one small infection in my upper chest left (tumors are gone). If things continue to respond the way they have so far I could possibly by N.E.D. by sometime this summer.
To be honest I have never been too crazy about the surgery from the beginning, and it looks like there is always the risk of it redeveloping whether you rip half of your guts out or not.
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