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  • Forum Post: Oesophageal cancer- grandma diagnosed 4 months ago

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    Posted 11 days ago
    Hi all, I'm just trying to get a bit more information, my grandma was diagnosed with OC about 4 months ago but has suddenly gone down hill, she's very weak, now in bed, only gets up with assistance from my mum to bath or go to the toilet, she can't swallow well, she starts wrenching and throwing...

  • Forum Post: Dad oesophagus and nodes hurting

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Hi everyone, hoping some one can help, my dad has oesophagus cancer in which its staging is t3 n3 m0, he has several nodes around the gullet in which I understand are non cancerous, however they are hurting him. He is taking Tramadol and paracetamol to help with pain. Has anyone had any experience...

  • Forum Post: EOX chemotherapy

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Hi My mum was recently diagnosed with stage IV oesophageal cancer with a small spot on her liver. She had her first chemotherapy session yesterday where she received epirubicin and oxaliplatin. By the time we left the hospital she was already experiencing pain from touching anything cold and despite...

  • Blog Post: Oesophagal Cancer

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    Posted 4 months ago
    New to this - cancer and blogging, taken nearly all day to set up. Diagnosed in Dec 2012 with oesophagal cancer with lung and liver mets. Also pulmonary embolism showed up on ct scan. Lovely. Just had 2nd round of chemo which seems to wipe me out for a 5-7 days then start to feel 'normal'. ll...

  • Forum Post: Stable results after EOX. Husband wants a break in treatment, I'm worried.

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Hiya all, We received my husband Russells scan results yesterday and we were told that after three infusions of EOX that his cancer of oesophagus and lung secondaries, are the same, no bigger, no smaller. So he has decided to have a six week break from Chemo, although he was supposed to be having...

  • Forum Post: My Dad, My Story

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    Posted over 1 year ago
    Hi I am new to this online community and have joined to try and get some help, advice, insight, understanding to what has happened to my Dad......... It's hard to know where to start as soooooo much has happened. Here goes - My Dad had a late diagnosis of Secondary Liver Cancer (they said the...

  • Forum Post: OC no surgery possible. Any sickenss/pain relief advise

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hubby's tumour has grown back (4cm) and they can offer no more treatment.except for a stent in the future when the 'shape' is right. They've tried once but it wouldn't hold so abandoned it. If you've time, please read my profile where it's all explained). Now that rotten...

  • Forum Post: Re: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Ironically, the chemo unit just said the domperidone was 'to combat nausea from the chemo.' It was actually on the advice of the lovely lady I spoke to at the Oesophageal Patients Association who understood about the 'foam' and said to take two 30 mins before eating/ And, while there...

  • Forum Post: Re: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hi Tony: thanks for that - I shall certainly ask for the Antepsin as well as Domperidone when we go to chemo 2morrw. It's nearly 2a.m. and I'm up cos hubby, having had a 'no food problems' day (haven't had pleasure of one of those for several weeks), woke up coughing and upchucked...

  • Forum Post: Re: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Dear Steve: Thanks for your words. In fact, so far, he only gets the pain after an 'episode' bringing up the frothy stuff and, thank goodness, the pain doesn't last for too long. I know that as things get worse, he will need serious pain relief - but right now, time the med kicked in, the...

  • Forum Post: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    I haven't posted for ages. I won't bore you with details here (but have updated profile). Hubby's OC is back (4cm but no apparent spread 'scope showed) and begins chemo (3rd time lucky...) on Monday (31st), docetaxol this time; oncologist has said it's palliative but hubby says "it...

  • Blog Post: Today.

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    It frightens me how quickly time passes and that as each day goes by, it's another day without my dad in my life. He passed away in May just 3 days before his birthday. My dad had never had the best health physically and mentally - he had a real rough ride of it. But Cancer. That's something...

  • Forum Post: Re: Effects of Turmeric on Cancerous cells in the digestive track.

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    'Bad Year' is now a 'Good Year' Hi LeCorse Welcome to the forum I have heard some good stories about the effects of Turmeric on cancer; I am so pleased you were able to get back from the awful position you found yourself in. I have started taking Manuka Honey because I...

  • Forum Post: Where to start ?

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    My lovely partner and soon to be husband was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus last week. I am still in the "am I really awake" stage and veer from feeling hysterical, defeated to full of fight and hope. Reading through the blogs and posts has been so helpful for me - I have worked in...

  • Forum Post: Please advise :(

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hello I hope someone can help. My grandad has just been diagnosed with a large stomach tumour and there is also a tumour in his gullet. Biopsy confirmed, still awaiting the MRI scan. The MRI scan has now been put back 3 times, and to complicate things because of various practicality issues, he is...

  • Blog Post: goodbye

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    wednesday 23rd february 2011 my dearest husband died this day. he had been admitted into a hospice for respite care and he just relaxed whilst under their wonderful care. He was there for two weeks. I was with him at the end, whispered in his ear that we should sleep now as it was 4.35am and...

  • Blog Post: more bad news

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hello all Sorry I haven't been around for a while. It's been beyond difficult here at times. Since I last wrote, my husband has had another stent fitted as the first had slipped into the stomach, which made eating virtually impossible. He had 3 units of blood transfused on new years eve...

  • Blog Post: what a week

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    A week or so after the stent was fitted things started to settle down for my husband. he found himself able to drink the super-calorific milkshakes with relative ease and managed a bowl of soup at the same time and speed as me. it felt like happier days were on their way. Three days later it all went...

  • Blog Post: the news we didn't want

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    monday came. It was the longest day waiting for a 4.15pm appointment. As a doctor, does it ever get easier to tell someone that the treatment hasn't worked? Unfortunately, my husbands cancer has worsened. The existing tumours have doubled in size and are pressing against the wall of the oesophagus...

  • Blog Post: mum is home!

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi all Well today has been quite a day! First my mother-in-law got home from hospital (although she still has a septic joint that apparently could cause septicaemia again at any time and her foot looks like a balloon with sausages attached !!!) Then my nephew got home as well, hopefuly all sorted...

  • Blog Post: the stent today.......

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi all Mum had her stent fitted today, seems to have gone ok so far and they have removed nasogastric tube so I hope its fine!! She's quite sore tonight, but hopefuly they will get on top of that. Just want her to get home so that she can get to be with her gorgeous black lab (who I'm totally...

  • Blog Post: helpless

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    My mum is 66, she has cancer of the oesophagus and tumours underneath the skin all over her body (which I think she has been told are a separate cancer) and it is terminal. Symptoms only began in april/may this year and she was diagnosed terminal just 4 weeks ago. She is deteriorating fast (tiredness...

  • Blog Post: Esophageal Stage 3 Cancer

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    I had a hard time figuring out how to post anything, and if I've done anything wrong by going about it this way, I apologize. I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA I was diagnosed with stage 3 Esophageal Cancer last October 30, 2009. (Stage 3 T3/N1/MO) I went through 206 hrs...

  • Blog Post: 6 monthes since the op.

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    Hi, this is all a bit new to me but it is great to know that there are other poeple out there who are happy to talk about there experiences. I was diagnosed in May 2009 with Cancer of the Oesophagus and had an Oesophagectomy in September 2009, now so far on and still with lots of problems but feeling...

  • Blog Post: What does it mean

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    Posted over 3 years ago
    I have been diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma of oesophagus T3 N1 M1 it extends virtually the whole length of the oesophagus and also spread to the lymph nodes within the area, although none of my major organs are affected. I have recently had 2 stents fitted and am able to eat virtually normal again...

  • Blog Post: finally something to smile about after a tearful, stressful day xx

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    Posted over 4 years ago
    hi i just wanted to say i am absolutely over the moon i can't believe that something positive has actually happened in my life (i know that sounds quite negative) but if any one has read my previous blogs i feel as though my family has been through it since april. the good news i have had is my...
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