I was diagnosed Stage 4 G3 SCC Oesophagus / T4 N1 M1 in November 23 and underwent 4/6 rounds of Capecitabine/cisplatin with good results, partial shrinkage of tumour and evidences for lungs. CT scans every 3 months so slight increase in size of tumour in November 24 so had 5 radiotherapy sessions. All this time my swallowing problem had nearly disappeared but now come back over this winter. Had meeting with oncologist yesterday and have ruled out more chemo for now and also immunotherapy due to some lung scaring.
I have now signed up for Brachytherapy as option as do not want to just do nothing. I realise that may be more scarring and affect my eating forever so has anyone been through this had how did it affect them?
Hi Rosiecat
My name is Steph and I’m part of the team who look after the Online Community here at Macmillan. May I wish you another warm welcome to the site, I hope you will find it to be a safe place of comfort and support.
I was sorry to hear that you were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and are experiencing a reoccurrence of swallowing issues . It's understandable that you have questions about your treatment and would like to connect with people in similar circumstances.
I have bumped your post so that more members might see it. Unfortunately I'm not finding many people talking about brachytherapy for oesophageal cancer, but please do stay around for some support. Do keep posting in the forums, as there's lots of support available here.
Whilst you're waiting for replies, I wanted to share some information with you, in case it's helpful.
Macmillan's information on brachytherapy for oesophageal cancer can be found here.
Cancer Research UK offer help with what to expect from the treatment.
We also have a Macmillan Support Line if you have further questions or would like to talk things through with someone who is there to listen. Our Support Line teams are available 7 days a week, 8am-8pm on freephone 0808 808 00 00, email or live webchat.
Please do let us know if you have any questions about using the site or need further support with anything at all. I hope the Community helps to show you that you don’t have to go through this alone.
