Hi everyone So we met with the oncologist today who confirmed there is a small tumour at the new join of the oesophagus which is causing some narrowing. The CT scan doesn’t show any spread anywhere else at this time but there is cancer in the lymph...
My husband was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the oesophagus in April. After 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy and then surgery the Oncologist is recommending immunotherapy as a mop up treatment as the cancer was found in 4 out of 48 lymph nodes...
Hi everyone My husband ages 66 (T4aN3M0)) has been recovering well from the op in March 2023. His weight is stable, eating reasonable size meals, managing fatigue with a daily nap for an hour. About three months ago he started to get some issues with...
Hi. I'm 6 weeks post op, I was lucky enough to have robotic surgery and recovery has been going well so far. I met with my oncologist today to discuss post op results/margins. She has said that it has come back positive (she said that over 1mm is clear...
Hello everyone, I haven't been on for a week or so as my laptop died! In the same time scale I have had a PET-CT, a CT Scan and an endoscopic ultrasound which was yesterday. Today I was discussed at the MDT and have been given an appointment for Monday...
Hi Has anyone here experienced being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer that showed spread to soft tissue in groin thigh? If so was this the initial site of mets or a subsequent site! My understanding it is very rare but this has been the case with family...
Hi. My first posting. I started having difficulty swallowing in June which alarmed me as my husband died from OC 10 years ago. I've been diagnosed with cancer in the GOJ in the last few weeks and an MRI shows that it has spread to my liver so I am not...
I have stage 4 oesophageal cancer and I am on a treatment break following a successful 6 months of Folfox. i have developed a dry cough that is worse when I am talking or moving around. I have recently had a scan and lungs and windpipe are clear and...
Hi all, I’ve recently had my 1 year scan after my Ivor Lewis procedure. I was originally Diagnosed with T2/N0/M0 at the time, after the operation it was T3/N0/M0 - 61 lymphnodes taken out and 0 was cancerous. I had completed 4 FLOT prior too the operation...
Hello, My mum has s4 oesophageal cancer, she can only eat a few mouthfuls of pureed food for each meal. She extremely weak and ill. We are waiting for barium swallow but ot could be a month away. Does anyone have experience of getting nutrition when...
