https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/agi/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2010-01-20T05:23:10Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/agi/posts/i-m-new-here2010-01-20T04:23:10Z2010-01-20T04:23:10Z<p>I found this site just when I was convinced that there was no help out there for people like me, I am a 51 year old female, non smoker or drinker, but one week before Christmas I was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma of the Oesophagus, for 8 months and&nbsp;8 Dr&#39;s I had been telling them that something was very wrong, they all had an opinion, they were all wrong, eventually they settled on the diagnosis of a Hiatus Hernia, I disagreed with this, some how I just knew that was not what was wrong. Sadly I was right and take no pleasure in that fact this time, there has has been unbelievable delay, total mix up with appointments and tests, and incredibly I was under the care of a hospital already as I have CLL, (a form of Leukemia ) but even those Dr&#39;s missed this, recently a 2nd Endoscopy revealed that I have an 8cm tumour growing the length of my gullet, I had a Pet scan on the 18th and a meeting with the Consultant on the 22nd to discuss whats next, that is of course if there is a next, if the Cancer hasnt spread and he considers this tumour treatable, fingers and everything else crossed it is.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=309337&AppID=30397&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember