Hi All
Just joined.
Here's the basics:
Male
52 years old
Short, chubby, not too bright
Had an endoscope on Jan 29th to see if I have stomach bleeding / ulcers
Good news: no ulcers!
Not so good news: oesophageal cancer stage 3
Started Chemo on 1st March, radio therapy down the line. Treatment is still marked as 'curative'
Told the two teenage and 21 year old daughters, I can't tell but they say they are coping. Wife is holding on but not having such a great time.
That's about it, I'm self-employed so want to keep working through the treatment, but have to see how that goes. 8 days in with no side effects but I know that can change in an instant.
I don't want to know details about my cancer, it's just the way my mind works. I listen to the consultant, do what she says, take my pills and keep on going. Knowing 'numbers' and 'percentages' 'outcomes' etc. wouldn't help me, I just keep looking at the tick in the 'curative' box - this will probably change.
Thanks for taking the time to care.
David
Hi David walesdave and welcome to the Online Community but I am sorry to hear about your diagnoses.
The cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but reaching out to the community will give you the opportunity to ask questions and getting support from others who are on the ‘exact’ same cancer journey.
The Community is divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) so can I recommend consider joining our supportive Gullet (oesophagus) cancer support group. This is a safe place to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support.
If you'd like to connect in with a group click on the Bold Group Link I have created above and join the group. You can then introduce yourself by putting up your own post (copy and paste the text from this post) or replying to existing posts.
Our Support Line teams are available 7 days a week, 8am-8pm on freephone 0808 808 00 00, email or live webchat we also have our Ask an Expert section but do allow a few working days for a reply.
Talking to people face to face can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area, do also check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing.
Do get back to me if you need further help.
