Hi, my husband was diagnosed in December 2022. He finished 5 weeks of chemo (once a week) and radiotherapy (every day for 5 weeks). 4 weeks ago. He hardly suffered any side effects from this, although he had an infection 2 weeks after it ended. He stopped...
Hi all Monty H is back It’s been a few weeks since I was last in this forum More importantly I hope everyone else has been ok and your treatments have been kind to you Been a busy but very lucky man with thespeed of attention to my diagnosis so haven...
My dad has got t2nomo distal esophageal adenocarcinoma. He's had 5 weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is waiting for the operation in October. We know a few people who have had oesophagus cancer and not had the operation. The consultant says he...
Hello. I had my 2nd round of four proposed FLOT chemo rounds last Friday. The 1st round was a disaster, I ended up in hospital for a week, neutropenic, and a raging tooth infection. Thankfully that is all sorted now, and I was eventually given the all...
Hi. I'm writing on here to see if anyone has any experience with my wife's diagnosis and can give some insight on how their journey went or is going. We were told in February that she had cancer in the oesophagus junction which has spread to her spine...
Hi My husband had an esophagectomy 6 weeks and had an anastomotic leak one week after operation. He is getting better now and had a feeding tube fitted yesterday into his nose. Previously he had feeds via a vein in his picc line. He has been nil by...
Hi all completed my post Ivor Lewis flot in June with a ct scan after two weeks later ! Told all good . been told will be ct scan every 3 months for first year this is privet treatment no mention of blood tests . im just wondering what the standard follow...
Hi everybody, I had a meeting on the 12th of July with my oncologist who has given me my treatment plan. 6 cycles of Capox and immunotherapy to run alongside it, continuing for up to 2 years if I can tolerate it. First infusion yesterday and sent...
Hi, my partner was diagnosed June 22. Oeshagus cancer, distal oeshagus, siwert1, with lymphadepoy, poorly differentiated. Tiny amount in Distant lymph node (paraoesphagul LN)No other Mets. This ruled out an operation. T3N2M1. HE2 neg. PdL positive. ...
My husband had 50% of his stomach and 50% of his oesophagus removed on 4 July. He has been home from hospital for one week and it is proving to be more and more difficult to get him to eat anything. He will eat porridge, made with milk. Jelly and yoghurt...
