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Has Anyone Been Here?
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In September my husband was diagnosed with T2N1M1a Esophageal Cancer. He is only in week 2 of chemo and radiation treatments. Although cancer wasn't found in ...
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| 14 | 11/04/06 |
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Post-op Saliva & Mucous Excess
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I don't know if this is repeat; tried to post yesterday & seemed unsuccessful. Forgive me. My sister is 4 weeks out from surgery; has copious amts of saliva &...
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| 0 | 11/02/06 |
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Husband's Post op Nausea
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Last January my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer. We were referred to the University of Maryland's Cancer Center where he underwent chemo an...
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| 0 | 11/02/06 |
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Post-op Saliva & Cough
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Has anyone had problems after esophagectomy with excess saliva/mucous, coughing & gagging? My sister had surgery 4 weeks ago, and is doing well except for this...
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| 0 | 11/01/06 |
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Post-op Saliva & Mucous
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My sister had T1N0M0 EC & anesophago-gastrectomy 4 weeks ago. We realize how fortunate we are for an early diagnosis, but now she is having a lot of problems w...
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| 2 | 11/01/06 |
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is There Anything Else That Mi...
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Hi
My Dad is 79 years old, at the end of August he was told he had stage 4 cancer in is esophagus and that he would have to have a stent insterted so he could e...
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| 6 | 10/31/06 |
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Esophageal Gastrectomey
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My 65 year old husband was one of the fortunate ones who had EC caught so early that surgery got all of the cancer. No lumph nodes were involved and he did not...
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| 5 | 10/30/06 |
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in Addition to Frustrated With...
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I failed to mention that I have also had occassional hoarseness, coughing, shortness of breath, and frequent need to clear my throat.
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| 0 | 10/21/06 |
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Frustrated With The Doctors
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I am new to this site, and I am hoping someone can shed some light on what I've been experiencing.
First let me introduce myself, I am 32 years old, a mother o...
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| 11 | 10/21/06 |
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Trouble Swallowing and Right T...
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I have a question for whoever can help me- I started having trouble swallowing about 3 yrs ago- I ended up really bad and loosing 30 pounds and not being able t...
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| 0 | 10/10/06 |
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Some Tumors Grew, Some Shrank?
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My brother is 54 and has stage 4 ec mets to lymph nodes, liver and lung - diagnosed in May/06 . He just finished his 6th round of 3-day chemo. His CT scan s...
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| 1 | 09/30/06 |
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Information Needed For ec
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Can someone give me information on EC. My father was
diagnosed with EC that has now spread to his liver. The doctor
says he has about 6 months to live. I wo...
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| 5 | 09/29/06 |
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Problems
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My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer with mets to lungs and spine in early May. He was unable to have surgery and had a G-tube put in the last we...
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| 5 | 09/26/06 |
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Pet Scan -update From Message ...
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Well, we went to the oncologist last Wednesday, and he told us that none of the tests that my dad had, PET, CT (3 times), 3 endoscopies, EUS, chest X-rays (3 ti...
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| 4 | 09/15/06 |
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Hope
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my mother started out feeling like something stuck in her throat,two weeks later she had an appointment with a GI Dr. scoped her said she was fine..we found he ...
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| 2 | 09/13/06 |
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Esophageal Stent
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My husband had an esophagectomy because of Barrett's Esophagus with High Grade Displasia on March 17, 2006. Since May he has had 10 dilatations with each one l...
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| 2 | 09/12/06 |
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Six Doctors Say i am ok But
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Five weeks ago I had a bought a acid reflux which caused a burning sensation on the right side of my throat left of the sternum. I felt that it was a little mo...
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| 3 | 09/01/06 |
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Prognosis
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Today I was shocked to learn that my brothers wife, age 34, has EC. My brother just lost his first wife, age 38 to Ovarian Cancer 2 1/2 years ago. He is a giv...
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| 3 | 08/31/06 |
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Has This Happened to Anyone Yo...
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My father was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer approximately 2 months ago. When initially diagnosed he was told that it had not metas. to the lymph nod...
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| 12 | 08/25/06 |
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Best Place For ec Surgery?
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We are in Philadelphia.
Where is the best place to have surgery done?
Where is this surgery done THE MOST???
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| 1 | 08/17/06 |
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Keeping up The Fight
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My dad has been battling EC stage 4 for the past 9 months. We had a premature celebration about 3 months ago when his tunor was declared almost imperceptable. ...
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| 12 | 08/16/06 |
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31 Year Old Brother With ec an...
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My only sibling, my older brother, was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma on 7/21/2006. The cancer has also spread to some lymph nodes. He was just married in Februa...
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| 8 | 08/07/06 |
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Fight For a Cure
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My father was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer, stage 2a, in Feb. 2005. I immediately went to the internet to look up info. I was devistated after I read the ...
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| 1 | 08/05/06 |
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Father Passed Away 7 Months Af...
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On July 20th, my father passed away after fighting E.C. for 7 months. At diagnosis, we believed the cancer had met'd to nearby nodes but no major organs.
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| 1 | 07/24/06 |
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we Are Loosing Our Battle
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Dear Members and Friends,
After a year and a half of battling this beast My husband, Buff 58 yrs old is loosing his courageous battle with EC, mets to the li...
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| 2 | 07/20/06 |
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