Hi everyone, So I posted a few days ago about my very good friend being diagnosed. He has his scan next week when we will see what stage it is. My worry is that he seems to be in a lot of pain and it has got worse over the last week. The doctor has...
My husband has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and is half way through his second palliative chemo cycle. He has lost so much weight and is struggling with loss of appetite. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what life after the chemotherapy...
Hi my very close friend has recently been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer he is only 58. They have found a 4cm tumor in his lower oesophagus. He has pain in his chest and round his back. He is finding that food feels like it is getting stuck. He has...
Hi Survivors. I am 10+ years since my Ivor Lewis Surgery and still here, which is amazing. I had 28 lymph nodes removed during my curative surgery. Apart from now having Lymphocitic Colitis, I am doing fine, being 63yo and all and working full time...
Afternoon, My dad has oesophageal cancer and had radiotherapy in June 2024, his swallowing returned to normal and he was flying. In September we were told the primary tumour had gone from his oesophagus but it was lighting up in 1 lymph node. They planned...
Hi. diagnosed 8 weeks ago and have been invited to go on trial for proton therapy at christies. Luckily have been accepted on trial but was originally told the chemo was capecitabine (a tablet form) were is little hair loss, and carboplatin. Now been...
Hi all, I posted back in Nov/Dec last year following my partner being diagnosed with T4 oesophagus cancer at the G junction. He hadn't been ill at all, just started to feel uncomfortable when eating, feeling the food was getting stuck. When this didn...
so leaving radiotherapy today, was there an hour as we get in early, random call asking us if we arent at the hospital, can we come back.!! no sorry we need to do a ct scan as there is gas round where we are treating you, are you having a big meal 2...
Hi lovely people My husband who is 46 has just been diagnosed after having an endoscopy a week ago. He's had a CT and we await the doctors meeting and results consultation next Tuesday. We are in shock. We have two small children and I'm terrified...
Hi all I have been lurking for months now following your journeys and stories. My mum was diagnosed in June, had 4 rounds of 80% FLOT (at the beginning i think she was T2N0M0) the last two chemo treatments were brutal she found them really hard she...
