Hi everyone,
so after 10 months of sheer disbelief, anger, pain and gruelling treatment, today I got the news I so desperately needed to hear. I started on this journey in September of last year being diagnosed with t3 m1 and n0 with the tumour sitting just above my stomach in the oesophagus. I did 4 rounds of FLOT at 100% pre op then had surgery in January of this year spending 6 weeks in hospital due to complications and lung infections. I then managed just 3 rounds of FLOT post op at a much lesser dose. I was just too weak for my body to take anything stronger.
Had my scan on Monday and today received the news that there was no sign of any recurrence! What an absolute relief it has been. I know I’m nowhere near out of the woods yet. I will have scans every 6 months and yearly endoscopies to keep a check on everything; but today has given me the strength to continue on this journey none of us ever wanted to be on.
keep fighting everyone - we can do it
much love Sarah xx
Hi Sarah
This is indeed Good news ! .I’m so pleased for you .
Wishing you a happy , healthy future
Well Done You
J x
Well done you that’s great news we have all been on a journey some tougher than others and I don’t expect it to end yet but when we get news like that it makes our hearts sing
️ enjoy xx
Hi Sarah,
Your journey sounds very similar to mine. Diagnosed Oct ‘23 with tumour at junction of stomach and oesophagus. Four rounds of FLOT at 100% (gruelling!) followed by surgery in Feb ‘24 (16 nights in hospital including 8 in ICU due to complications) and then 3 rounds of post-op FLOT at 75%. Like you, my body had just had enough by then. Finished my last chemo 1 year ago. Wouldn’t say my recovery is complete just yet (back to about 75% I reckon) but I’m getting there and feeling very lucky every day to have been given the chance of a curative pathway. CB
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