Hello all, I’ve written here a few times since my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 OC in September last year and it’s always brought huge comfort. My dad is at home recovering after his surgery 3 weeks ago which went really well. We were all feeling really...
Hi all. I'm not really sure where to start so here goes. My father has just been diagnosed with Oeseohagal cancer, it was all going so well, hospitals were keen to try and hit it with chemo, and even a chance of getting rid all together. Since then...
I had my oesophagectomy Feb 2023 and have been feeling pretty good since all things considered. Recovery post op was fast, out of ICU in about 4 days, discharged after a week - no leaks. Some food issues and allergies but in the last 2-3 weeks the left...
Hi all New to this group, just been reading some of your posts and comments and sorry to all going through this or supporting someone going through it. My partner of 17 years was diagnosed with a malignant tumour in distal oesophagus at 40cm extending...
How’s have those who have returned back to work found the whole process , I know ever one is different with the side effects of the operation and chemo but how have you coped and how long after treatment did you return. my job as an air conditioning engineer...
Hi everyone, My mum (56) was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma oesophageal cancer 4 months ago and we got the news this week that there's sadly no curative treatment for her. I'm absolutely devastated. She had 4 rounds of chemo (FOLFOX) that...
HI, Having waited 5 months from diagnosis to the start of treatment, my husband is now towards the end of his second round of chemo (Cisplatin + Capacitabine). The radiotherapy due to start in a week has been postponed until some lung nodule is investigated...
hello. I just turned 39 years old and I am from Seville, Spain. I didn't expect that the swallowing difficulties that I began to suffer last summer could become so dangerous. Maybe because I didn't think that at my age I could have such a serious illness...
Does anyone else suffer from cold numbness on feet and cold hands constantly . Almost one year after op I’m still getting these issue's feet have a tingling or numbness most of the day and hands never seem to warm up , and still get pain in my right ribs...
Would be interested to hear how people coped with Chemoradiotherapy
