Tell us about your personal experience with Surgery as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? http://dailystrength.org Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:19:36 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://static.dailystrength.org/v/0.11.3.0.6833.26/images/promo/logo-round-rss.gif http://dailystrength.org http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage surgery or not.]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:26:20 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage surgery, which would remove the esophagus and attach the stomach to the throat. Sveral people told me that if I had this it would mean that any future reflux could cause a spill over into the lung, causing it to collapse. I planned on still having the surgery, b...]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:51:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:43:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage radiation. The chemo was once a week for four months. The radiation was 5 days a week for four or five weeks. Six months after finding the 3 1/2 inch tumor, they could not find even a trace of it. Now, five y...]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:28:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage Cisplatin and 5 FU and daily radiation for 5 weeks. He redid all the test no change in the tumor but they spotted another concern on the area of his spine so surgery was cancelled till they could figure out what it wa...]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:01:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage Nexium. Well f...]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:44:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:55:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage surgery on 15 Jan. 08. I lost 40 lbs. and am struggling w/ keeping above 140. It doesn't seem I'll ever start gaining weight , stamina, etc.. Thanks for sharing your story Bill. Are there any others out there who will share their story? I would like to know where I'm headed, and how long it...]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:56:38 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Esophageal_Cancer/forum/1210-surgery-esophageal-cancer/lastpage Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:12:10 +0100