CancerCompass message board discussion started by Patty5 on 12/28/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,8477,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi Everyone,               My mother has cancer of the esophagus. We found out about 2 weeks ago. Her doctors have her going through tests to see if see can have surgery. I am very concerned. She is 75 years old and has copd. She is not in great health. I don't see how she can survive this kind of surgery. If ANYBODY has any information to help please let me know. Her tumor is 2- 3 centimeters and is in the lower part of her esophagus. If anybody can recommend the best place for treatment I would be very grateful. My mother is my best friend and I do not want to lose her or see her suffer. Thank you very much, Patty5  Patty5 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT  On 12/28/2006 Patty5 wrote:Hi Everyone,               My mother has cancer of the esophagus. We found out about 2 weeks ago. Her doctors have her going through tests to see if see can have surgery. I am very concerned. She is 75 years old and has copd. She is not in great health. I don't see how she can survive this kind of surgery. If ANYBODY has any information to help please let me know. Her tumor is 2- 3 centimeters and is in the lower part of her esophagus. If anybody can recommend the best place for treatment I would be very grateful. My mother is my best friend and I do not want to lose her or see her suffer. Thank you very much, Patty5 Patty;I was diagnosed with EC in June.  I had esophagram, CT scan, Endoscope and PET scan done.  I am 65 years old.  All the tests showed that it was confined to the lower part of my esophagus and was classified at State IIa.  I went through 5 weeks of chemo and radiation treatment to shrink the tumor prior to my surgery.  To complicate things, I failed a stress test and had to have a stent installed in my heart during this process.  After all this, I had the surgery done in September.  I had the Esophdectomy done with two surgeons, one working at the stomach end and the other working through my neck at the upper end.  Everything went well and I was out of the hospital after 6 days.  I am currently undergoing the last of some followup chemo treatments to ensure that everything is clear and that I am cancer free.  All of this was done at the Carol B. Simon Cancer Center in Morristown, NJ.  I feel the surgeons and oncologists are top notch and I would recommend them. Bill Bill1941 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT Thank you so much for your reply Bill. I wish you the very best, Patty5 Patty5 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT