Hello Main tumour treated successfully, then metastic spread to lymph nodes picked up on PET. After chemotherapy I have a new active node in my supraclavicle, which has been surgically removed. I also have an active mediastinal node. MDT met today...
I was diagnosed in September 2025 at the Royal Marsden Sutton. Surgery was soon ruled out and I started CAPOX and pembrolizumab in October. CAPOX stopped after 3 cycles due to side effect but pemro continued for a further six cycles until kidney issues...
So here we are 27 days after my post about the recurrence. The cancer mets are not the only problem …… the hernia repair has not worked and Chris’s post op conduit is pretty much blocked by a loop of bowel. Nothing they can do. He can’t eat but after...
Hi everyone. I posted back in July about my mums recent diagnosis and this week we FINALLY got answers... She has high grade poorly differentiated Adenocarcinoma which has metastasis to Liver (3 lesions), so they advised she will now be on palliative...
My husband has his 1st meeting tomorrow and we want to be prepared but both of us are just shattered beyond belief. we are numb from the shock of his diagnosis that his lower Oesophageal tumour will not be removed because the secondary lymph node cancer...
Good Morning my husband was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer last year, the day after his 70 birthday, you can imagine quite a shock for him myself and family. He had 4 rounds of chemotherapy before surgery which was tough for him, surgery the end...
Well all seemed to be going well. Mid point scan showed where lymph nodes infected they weren't now. Other things seen on lungs shrunk. Everything pointed to treatment working. After all that I've had three allergic reaction, first days after, second...
Hello, my journey so far, diagnosed 2023, Flot - OP Feb 2024 - Flot. Oct 2024 - Healing went to well and a twist/hernia happened, I was given a CT scan tis picked up a reoccurrence, L-adrenal gland removed as it was so tiny no Meds were given just 3...
Hi everyone , This is aimed primarily at those newly diagnosed and feeling terrified reeling from looking at survival statistics etc. I don’t want to be guilty of “toxic positivity” but I honed in on survival stories at the beginning to stay sane ....
Hi everyone. My mum recently (1 month ago) got a preliminary diagnosis of high grade poorly differentiated Adenocarcinoma. The cancer was actually identified in May by a different hospital who was looking at her small bowel. We had to wait for more endoscopy...
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