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vocal cord damage
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Hello,I forgot to mention this issue in my last posting.My father had his esophagectomy (for stage 1) 3 weeks ago. After being re-vented on post-op day 1&...
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post-op diet
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Hello,My father had an esophagectomy 3 weeks ago. I am looking for suggestions for eating. He does have a j-tube but does not tolerated feedings thr...
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| 6 | 02/03/08 |
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Looking for Stage IV treatment...
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Hi all,My dear Dad was dx just over a year ago with Stage 3B EC. Went through chemo/rad (during which my Mom passed away from emphysema) and th...
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| 5 | 02/02/08 |
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Sodium Dichloroacetate (DCA) ?...
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Has anyone every heard of or been treated with Sodium Dichloroacetate? Check out this website www.thedcasite.com. There is some very interesting information abo...
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| 6 | 01/31/08 |
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My Mom update
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Thank you everyone for your kind words as of yesterday the doctors took her down to the OR again to stretch her esphogeaus it closed off again now she is very s...
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| 2 | 01/31/08 |
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Looking for agent orange/esoph...
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HelloI am trying to find articles that relate esophageal cancer to Agent Orange in Vietnam. If anyone spots any please email me at --Message edited by CancerCom...
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| 13 | 01/31/08 |
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stage IV survival stories?
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Hi just wandering if there is anyone who was diagnosed with stage IV EC that had spread to the liver that is still alive? thanks!
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| 11 | 01/30/08 |
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Pins and Needles????
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Hello Everyone,A quick update and then onto another one of my many questions :)My dad was hospitalized for 6 days after his 1st chemo treatment (cisplatin and i...
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| 3 | 01/30/08 |
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Lynn and Robbie
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Hello All: I check the boards on a regular basis. I cannot say that I feel a whole lot better than before because it is not true. I still have...
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| 4 | 01/30/08 |
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mike and alyssa
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hey all the days sure dont seem to get easier especially at night. work has been good for me and lookin after my rugrat keeps me busy until she goes to sleep an...
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| 2 | 01/29/08 |
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Discision Time
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My dad was diagnosed with EC 12/14/07. He has had every possible test. My dad is 83. Last Friday 1/25 dad had the EUS. Today we met with...
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| 8 | 01/29/08 |
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Hello, I am surviving EC
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After reading many of the posts here, it is with great hesitatency and a tear in my eye that I try to join in. I was DX with EC in July 2007. I'...
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| 6 | 01/29/08 |
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Mom in hospital again...
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My mom had to be put in the hospital over the weekend because her tumor (in the esophagus) was bleeding out a bit into her stomach. Does anyone know any s...
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| 4 | 01/28/08 |
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5 month update aussie mum
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Hi guys! Just an update on my mum's condition since diagnosis in September 2007 See story below for more detials:Since diagnosis she's had 6 sessions of...
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| 5 | 01/28/08 |
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what to expect
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Hey All..I'm new here and by reading so many of the stories, I have found myself digging for answers. My husband was dx'ed stage3, 1N in November. They ...
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| 8 | 01/28/08 |
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If anyone could give me ANY in...
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We found my father had esophageal cancer in September 2007. He went through a 9 hour surgery in October 2007. He came through the surgery great....
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| 6 | 01/27/08 |
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Dr Safran from Brown
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Has anyone here heard of Dr Safran or been treated by him? I did my research and he seems to have been around EC for a while and has done a lot of work with it ...
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| 2 | 01/27/08 |
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Last Test Before Treatment?
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Friday my 83 year old father under went an Endoscopic Ultrasound. His doctor told us this test would definitely let us know if surgery should take place.The doc...
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| 3 | 01/26/08 |
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Seems Like It's Back
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It's been two days and i haven't been able to say it. Although the early December CT was clean, the emergency bowel resection on Christmas with al...
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| 4 | 01/26/08 |
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Hi again from Annie
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Hi all. We have had a fairly even ride last 10 months. No chemo. or radiation since then. His doctor watches the tumor marker and our last PET scan 1-4-08 showe...
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| 1 | 01/25/08 |
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Peripheral Neuropathy
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After 19 weeks of treatment with virtually no side effects, other than losing his hair, my husband finished his chemo the end of November. Last week he began to...
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| 5 | 01/25/08 |
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My Mother - An update (ChrisZ)
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Hi everyone - first of all, thank you to everyone who has responded to me. Your words have all been very encouraging. A quick recap - my mom was dia...
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| 7 | 01/25/08 |
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Surgery Completed on 2 January...
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To everyone that has helped me on this forum a big thank you. I went into surgery on 2 Jan. 11:15 am and was completed at 7:00 pm that night.I opened my eyes at...
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| 12 | 01/25/08 |
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Dad's Surgery 1/23
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My dad's surgery was yesterday morning. He went in around 6:15 and they called us from the recovery room around 1:00. The surgeon came up and sa...
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| 7 | 01/24/08 |
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Boyfriend just diagnosed...
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Hi all!!I have been reading here for a while...and have appreciated SO vey much everyone's stories.My BF was diagnosed stage 3 on 2 january...he is staying ...
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