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Esophageal Cancer Discussions

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Thank You
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Hi Everybody,        I just got back from Florida late yesterday. I want to say thank you to all of you for the prayers, good...
309/26/07 Message Rating
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hiccups
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Greetings, My Dad was diagnosed with EC a couple of months ago.  He has one tumor at the bottom of his esophagus and two lymph nodes.  He is curr...
809/25/07 Message Rating
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News on Son, Robbie
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Hello All:   Thank you so much for your very kind thoughts and prayers.  We went to Juravinski Cancer Centre today and after some blood tests and...
309/25/07 Message Rating
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A visit wih dad
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 My dad was diagnosed with ec in August 2006 (age 53) - so it's been just over a year. I don't the stage, I don't know much... but what I ...
209/22/07 Message Rating
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Son, Robbie
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Hello All:   Sorry that I have not communicated in some time however I am currently watching my son take a downward turn.  My nerves acted up so ...
409/22/07 Message Rating
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Good News For Mama !!
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Hi Everybody,                    I am thrilled and very thankful to re...
509/21/07 Message Rating
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Good News For Mama !!
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Hi Everybody,     I am thrilled and very thankful to report Mama's CT scan came back good. Her oncologist said the spot on her lung is t...
009/21/07 Message Rating
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My mom's feeding tube problem
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My mom had her port a cath and feeding tube put in on monday....Well she ended up getting sick last night and this morning so we took her back to the hospital t...
509/19/07 Message Rating
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My dad
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My father was diagnosed with Stage IV Esophageal cancer in July which had spread to his liver. It was a huge shock for all of my family and we are terrified on ...
609/19/07 Message Rating
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missing my daddy
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I lost my dad to esophogeal cancer on July 25 2007.  It is very hard.  I well my whole family thought he was going to get surgery.  But it all ha...
609/18/07 Message Rating
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Mary & Eddie
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  I am sorry to say Eddie also has mets to his bones. We got those results yesterday. He also has 2 pleural effusions which they are going to drain to e...
709/18/07 Message Rating
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Mama Has CT Today
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Hi Everybody,        Mama has another follow up CT scan today and I just wanted to ask all of  you who pray to please pray sh...
609/18/07 Message Rating
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Wondering and worried
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Hi, I am new to this board as I found it while googling about esophageal cancer.  My husband has had problems with foot getting stuck in his esophagus for ...
109/18/07 Message Rating
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Question about Taxol...Chemo
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My brother has stage IV with met to liver.  The first chemo they tried didn't do anything, in fact the tumors in liver grew. They are now giving h...
109/17/07 Message Rating
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To do or not to do....surgery
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My husband went through chemo/radiation for stage 3 EC with lymph node involvement beginning last November.  After treatment, doc said tumor is completely ...
809/17/07 Message Rating
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My mom has stage 4 EC
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Ok I looked at the message board and see lots of ppl that seem very knowledgeable.  My mom is 56 and was just diagnosed with stage 4 EC.  It is also i...
1309/15/07 Message Rating
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Eddies next step
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First of all thank you all  for your kind wishes and prayers.The oncologist came and said he can offer Eddie some more Chemo but in a milder form than last...
309/14/07 Message Rating
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Edddies Ct Results
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Oh Gosh,   The news was bad , they say Eddies cancer is now in both his lungs.Lots of small tumors or something. We are all devastated and I feel...
909/13/07 Message Rating
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Something I wrote for Kevin
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I have missed you all. I have been checking in, just not posting. I just wanted to share something I wrote. Kevs son, Ben in is the Army (since he was 18), he i...
409/12/07 Message Rating
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Eddie Re-admitted
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Hi Guys, Eddie was re-admitted into hospital to day. This last week he has not been very well,and he started to cough up small amounts of blood. He also go...
609/12/07 Message Rating
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New to Esophagel Cancer
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Hi All, My mum (aged 59) has had reflux and chest pains over the past few months and for about 1.5 years she has been burping and taking antacids afte...
809/09/07 Rated by 2 members
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6 months scan clear and final...
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Hi, I got the results of my CT yesterday.  Apparently I have rather large lymph nodes but they were always large so they are not a worry.  I got ...
409/07/07 Message Rating
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Finally joined the discussion ...
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I have been reading this message board since my husband, 57, was told he has stage IV esophageal cancer last September 2006. He was told the standard 6 mon...
909/07/07 Message Rating
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my dad
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my dad (who just celebrated his 62nd birthday at the end of july) was diagnosed with stage IV cancer around christmas time of 2006.  he has been on and off...
109/06/07 Message Rating
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Chemo not working
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My brother has stage IV EC with met to liver.  He hasn't been forthcoming with any info but his daughter is finally keeping me posted. He has had ...
109/06/07 Message Rating
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