Happy new year to you all it’s been a while since I posted and for that I send my apologies. Time, although so grateful to have it, has taken over some what since my last post. on the 17th of this month I will celebrate 1 whole year since surgery...
My father was diagnosed with stage 3 esophagus cancer around 9 months ago. He was originally given 6/9 months, 12 at best with surgery not being an option due to the size of the cancer/placement (it's bridging the base of the oesophagus and into the stomach...
hi people, so had a call from my upper GI nurse from stoke mandeville last night NED in normal area they scan, pelvis, oesophagus, etc, this is the first time i asked to be scanned further afield, as i have had pain in my left shoulder since march 2024...
Not a question I was ever hoping I'd have to ask, but has anyone here who has had curative treatment, been given the all clear for a while, then gone on to get a metastatic spread elsewhere? If so, how did your treatment go, please? I had the FLOT/op...
Hello Quick history. Diagnosis Oct 2023, chemo, Ivor op Feb 2024 chemo, Aug 2024, Hernia at op sight, operation sorted to this day..Spread noted to Adrenal gland, gland removed Dec 2024. Ct scans every 3 months, 1st two NED. 3rd spread to lymph nodes...
Hi all, this is more of an informative update which will hopefully give people a bit of hope! I’ve posted 6 weeks ago about my husband’s diagnosis of stage 4 cancer - the tumour itself is only 4cm but spread to his liver. He’s now 12 days post first...
Hi everyone, I’m 30 and had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy last year for a GOJ adenocarcinoma (moderately differentiated, LVI+). Recent scans have shown small lung nodules and some lesions on my liver that they think could be early metastases, this...
Hi, So I posted a month ago about my father, who was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer at Stage 4, with metastasis to his lungs and liver. It has now spread to his bones, resulting in a broken back, and the hospital are now looking to have a CT scan...
I’m so glad to report that Stuart’s PET scan showed no spread. He will start chemotherapy and radiotherapy in January. Poor soul he really thought it was going to be the worst outcome. Everyone have a lovely Christmas if possible. Oh and thank you Ron...
Hi there, I’m looking for some positivity, a relative has been diagnosed with stage 4, her2- and negative for immunotherapy markers. Metastasis is bone. We know this is incurable but has anyone had any long lasting success with chemotherapy alone? They...
