Hi,
This is my first time posting here, I am not very good with writing things down and expressing my feelings, but right now I am feeling lost, alone, helpless and needing some kind of comfort, advice, and hope. If anyone can offer any words, I would be so grateful.
My dad is 72 and was diagnosed with Osphageal cancer in 2022 with squamous cells. At the point we had all the hope for a curative treatment, he underwent chemotherapy and radiotheraoy and then eventually Ivor Lewis. He was a little hesitant at first with the surgery but he did so well, and recovered with all the hope for the future.
Then a few months ago, he started to loose weight quite rapdily, lost 6kg, loss of apetite and some of the symptoms he previously had before started coming back such as feeling discomfort when eating. They did an endoscopy, and all seemed fine. Then he got omitted to hospital due to a suspected infection/ pneumonia. They found liquid in his chest which they took for testing. His CT scans came back clear from cancer and xrays were suggesting more towards penumonia which was a relief.
He got discharged from hospital with hope, however a few days ago, unsuspectedly the biopsy came back and we all got the dreaded news that his cancer is back, it is advanced and it is no longer localised, the flluid show cancer cells of the ospheageal cancer which means that it is a recurrence. Our surgeon had said that curative treatment is no longer avaialble and my dad is being refereed to see if they are any options to help prolong his time here, they mentioned more chemotheapy or immunotherapy if the cancer type allows it. At the moment we are just waiting for his appointment with the specialst. Finding it so difficult to see any light or hope when we heard life expectancy could just be a few months, I cannot help but spiral now and feel like my world is crumbling beneath me, so I can't even image how my poor dad feels. If anyone has a similar story, advice on treatments, words of encouragement, please share, I would appreciate it so much, I need all the help at the moment to stay strong for my dad.
Thank you
