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Esophageal Cancer Discussions

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Where is the best treatment ce...
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Where would you take a 17 year old if the local docs said chem, rad or surgery would not help? What would you do next?  
901/11/07 Message Rating
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was hoping to hear from SOMEON...
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i posted a few days back after hearing the news about my dad. was looking for someone to share something, anything positive to help us attempt to get over the s...
601/10/07 Message Rating
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EC diagnosed at 17
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My son just started dating a girl around Christmas. She is 17 yrs old. We have known her since she was in kindergartern. She just found out that she has EC and ...
601/10/07 Message Rating
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any advice?
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my father (62) was just diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus.  i was trying to understand the endoscopy report and as...
101/09/07 Message Rating
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could someone offer some hope ...
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my dad was dx on thursday with an inoperable tumor in his esophagus that has spread to his liver.  liver is bad.  many spots.  enlarged.  do...
301/07/07 Message Rating
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To: Strong4him & Allen s
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Hi,    Allen s, I am sure even after 5 years you still struggle with losing your loved one. I lost my brother 3 years ago to a sudden h...
001/06/07 Message Rating
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To: Strong4him
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I just wanted you to know I answered your response to me. I think you have to pull the message up of mine you replied to. I am just learning how this works so I...
001/06/07 Message Rating
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need advice
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Hello, my name is Evelyn and I am the caregiver to my sister "Pretty Barbara" who is mentally retarded. She was diagnosed with esophageal cancer on De...
101/05/07 Message Rating
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response
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Hello,      I am new at this. I have 4 postings and 1 response. Are there just not enough people to respond? I feel like I am writ...
601/05/07 Message Rating
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EUS
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Hi,     I am taking my mother to MUSC today for an EUS and to talk to doctors to plan treatment. We saw a lung Dr yesterday. He said my moth...
101/05/07 Message Rating
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Coughing and weighloss
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My father in-law had an esophagectomy Nov 05. He never had to have chemo or radiation.  Did have a complication of developing a hole in the trach...
201/04/07 Message Rating
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Nothing working for EC
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Hi. I just stumbled across your message board today. My heart breaks for all of you, and especially joann3. Her story sounds like mine. I'm 49 also. My hubb...
201/03/07 Message Rating
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EC at 37? Isn't this young?
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My husband who is a strong healthy 37 yr. old who has never smoked a day in his life was diagnosed with EC on Sept. 22, 2006.  I have researched everything...
901/02/07 Message Rating
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Duke vs Medical University of ...
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Does anybody have any info on either of these hospitals. My 75 year old mother is undergoing testing to see if she should have surgery to remove her esophagus. ...
401/01/07 Message Rating
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75 year old mother with EC
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Hello Everybody,                     This is my first day on...
012/28/06 Message Rating
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Ma - 65, T3N1MO
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Hello all, First off - just wanted to say how brilliant I think this forum is. Inspiration and hope can be held only with the knowledge that there are othe...
212/28/06 Message Rating
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my mother
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Hi Everyone,               My mother has cancer of the esophagus. We found out about 2 wee...
212/28/06 Message Rating
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EC With Metasis to Liver & Lun...
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Just this past week, my 85 year old Dad, was admitted into the ER for massive bleeding of the esophogus. Upon further tests, he was diagnosed with stage 4 espoh...
112/26/06 Message Rating
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I can feel the force working f...
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Hi to everyone out there from here in Australia. On Dec 13th 2006 I was told I have cancer of the Esophagus.It was a massive shock for someone as fit and h...
1412/21/06 Message Rating
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Losing a Loved One to EC
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My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 EC on 9-1-06 and passed away on 12-7-06.  I'm not posting this message to discourage anyone who has this terrible...
412/21/06 Message Rating
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Aftermath
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My mother had surgery for esophageal cancer in Feb. 2006.  Since then, she has been in decline.  No energy...from time to time diarrhea but that seems...
012/18/06 Message Rating
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To Buhla-If you are still post...
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Buhla,I don't know iif you are still posting on this site, but maybe you should wait until you get over being so angry. No one here is wearing rose colored ...
012/17/06 Message Rating
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PhotoDynamic Therapy
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My husband has had 4 treatments of the PDT - Has anyone had this done?
012/16/06 Message Rating
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Post esophagectomy cancer meta...
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My 61 year old husband had an esophagectomy in May of 2005.  A CT scan this past week showed a dark area on his spine.  A bone scan performed yes...
012/16/06 Message Rating
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Pain after stent being put in
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My husband had a stent put in about 3 weeks ago. Since being home from the hospital, he has been in great pain. The pain is in his chest in the area of where th...
112/16/06 Message Rating
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