Hi all I had a stent fitted yesterday and was wondering what peoples experience are with stents and what foods you can safely eat with a stent in
Hi my darling dad has just been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer just where the oesophagus meets the stomach. This is after my mum, who did almost everything for him, died suddenly in April this year. He’s too frail for chemo/surgery, he lost weight...
Hi All what type of pre op chemo did everyone have? Been offered Flot
Hi all, I'm not very vocal here. Apologies. But today, I feel so down and frustrated with myself. I was diagnosed in march this year, following an endoscopy. Told there was a tumor and looked malignant. Well, it was it is really. I live alone ....
Had incomplete endoscopy ( due to blockage ) on the 29th Sept informed malignant cancer, biopsies taken. Had CT scan yesterday rang nurse regarding what’s next, which I thought would be a PET scan, she tells me biopsy and Ct scan results will be in early...
Good Evening, I posted in September, following my stage 4 (T3 N2 M1) diagnosis of Oesophageal Cancer. It's spread to various places. Lungs, Liver, Nodes, Pelvis etc and originates from the Junction. I've started treatment and am currently on my second...
Hi all I have been on palliative chemo but have struggled to swallow lately so today they have said there stopping chemo for now and going to put a stent in ,feeling very nervous about this has anyone here had a stent and if so how did it go
Hi to all had operation 27 months ago recovery was good eating well still getting reflux and taking lansoprazole tablets and gaviscon,a few months ago routine blood test led to doctor sending me for chest x-ray then I was called back to see my consultant...
Hi All .. We attended Salford Royal Hospital today for my husband’s 2nd post treatment monitoring appointment ..He's ten months post surgery and seven months post adjuvant chemo ….He mentioned during the conversation with his surgeon that for the past...
Hi guys was diagnosed last year with oesophagus cancer. Done chemo radio, for a grade 3 tumour. I've been having dilation ect. Just found out it's in my lungs and have a re growth tumour. I'm about to start immunotherapy and chemo.... Any feedback...
