Hi all, my dad had a reaction after his chemo and was in hospital for a few days. He is now home but can’t keep anything down, even the anti sickness medication so they are going to put a syringe driver in him for 48 hours to see if it helps him eat...
Hi My partner is 46 he had chemo then an esophagectomy and another 8 rounds of chemo, last one on 01.09.22, he is waiting on a follow up appointment but in the meantime he is sick everytime he eats, vomiting and regurgitating badly. He has a lot of...
Hi. My husband has just had his Ivor Lewis surgery five days ago. Operation went well. But he wasnt well after and had to be put on a ventilator. It was removed the following day. But 36 hrs later he was really struggling to breathe and they took the...
Hi. My husband has oesophageal cancer and has made an informed decision not to have the operation. He has just finished a course of chemo radiation bur information on what happens next seems to be in short supply. He has been told that he will receive...
i have my last of 6 treatments nov 3rd, spoke to consultant today about going forward had one pet scan showing no spread of my small cell cancer , from the 1cm that they found in my Oesophag us with no spread , it shows clear all over with some thickening...
Hi my husband has had a stent fitted after having difficulty swallowing after having surgery 20 weeks ago. This was following 5 dialations which didn't work. So he had it fitted 2 days ago. He now has permanent hiccups plus is retching all the time. He...
My partner will be coming home with a NJ feed tube after being told his cancer of the oesophagus has come back and says that they are unable to do any more surgery but recomending chemo? Anyone been through this....any advice about feed tube hes already...
Hello Other Than an initial dose of radiotherapy I am unable to have Chemo or an Operation leaving me with the option of a stent. I would appreciate any feedback positive or negative (preferably positive) of personal experience with the process. thank...
My husband is recently diagnosed, we are to see the surgeon in a couple of days. Are there any important questions we should be asking?
Hi everyone…..I’m relatively new to this site although I did introduce myself back in July when I was first diagnosed with ‘melanoma cancer of the oesophagus’. I had the surgery to remove my oesophagus on 1st August and it appears to have been a success...
