I’ve just been diagnosed with Oesophagus cancer. MDT was Wednesday. Just waiting for treatment plan. I’m in so much pain, why is every second I feel like it’s spreading through out my body, I’ve asked if it’s aggressive. Can it spread in 10 days? Why...
Hi everyone I am so happy today after seeing my oncologist for the results of my scan following 5 weeks of daily radiotherapy alongside chemotherapy of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel. I was unsuitable for surgery due to health issues and as everyone here...
Hi, My partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy November 24. Since then he has been unable to swallow safely relying on nasal gastric tube for nutrition. He also had unilateral vocal cord palsy but the damaged cord was injected and he could speak clearly...
Hi, I'm 28 and have just been hit with the devastating news that my dad has esophageal cancer. It's rather advanced, has already spread to his liver and his lungs. I appreciate the outlook is probably worst case scenario by this time, but I was hoping...
So my dad was initially diagnosed as stage 3 in Feb 2023 - after an intense chemoradio schedule he was given the all clear in November 2023 and been clear up until July this year when he was getting difficulty swallowing again and scans found though the...
My dad had an Ivor Lewis operation nearly 18 months ago. In the passes 2 months he has lost about a stone and has muscle pain in his diaphragm- he says it’s like he has done abs training- but in the top bit. He has lost his appetite ans can’t sleep. ...
Hi All Mums had a pretty rough journey since her diagnosis in March. Originally we were looking at chemoradiotherapy, surgery then more chemo but we found out after her first CT and PET scan that she has a hypermobile oesophagus due to EDS so radiotherapy...
12 years ago, after a year of visiting my GP with symptoms, I was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer. It was too large and complex to be operated on. I was given 6-12 months prognosis without treatment. 2 years with treatment. Chemo and radiotherapy were...
Hi My husband has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer which has grown quite quickly up to 11cm in a matter of weeks. Surgery is not an option as it is too close to the windpipe. Hoping to shrink it with Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin. On a feeding tube...
Hello everyone, newbie here but have read through lots of threads Apologies for the long story, but am posting in case anyone can share some insight, or experience, or words of wisdom. My husband was diagnosed in October 24 with a 10cm tumour, completely...
