Hi all, You would of most likely seen myself and my mom angie post on here over the last 18 months. For a recap, my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 oesophagus cancer in December 2023, spread to distant lymph nodes and liver. No operation available due...
Hi All, I have just joined the group following my dads recent diagnosis. CT showed thickening of esophagus wall - told it is cancer. 3 endoscopies later, biopsies are inconclusive. Waiting to for an ultra sound endoscopy to determine type of C. He...
My father is due to start his second cycle tomorrow and has been told they will be upping the dose from 75% to 100% as he has had no symptoms in the first cycle. Has anyone had this? In my mind it is good he has no symptoms and it seems crazy to change...
My employer has a third-party insurance scheme, which will potentially pay a portion of my salary if I am unable to return to work after cancer treatment. The scheme is subject to acceptance by the insurer and includes support such asexercise/physio,...
Hi All i hope you are all as well as can be. i finished treatment on 13th May & currently feeding through a rig. When would you try eating again & what do you suggest trying? I don’t think I could stomach the thought of soup! Any advice gratefully...
Hi My Step Dad has his 3rd Chemo on Monday he’s on FLOT. We have just been to see the oncologist and he said he should have started to see some changes to the Tumour at the start off this week. He has the feeding tube down his throat though so he did...
Hi, my wife has oesophageal cancer, she is waiting for treatment to start at the end of May, she can only eat liquid foods, but now is getting a little pain in the right hand side of her rib cage? Has anyone else had any issues with this, is it normal...
I have OC that is inoperable and have had radical chemoradiotherapy that failed. (Partial response). As yet no signs or symptoms of locally advanced or metastatic disease but I know it is only a matter of time. I am relatively asymptomatic at present...
My parent is stage 4 and terminal. They have just had a stent fitted and I'm struggling to think of meal ideas to tempt them. They are meant to be on a soft diet, but some of the advice we have been given by the dietician, doctor and the booklet they...
Hi All, Sorry we have been missing for a while, there have been many things going on and time has not been on our side recently. Dal is currently waiting on an MRI as the most recent scan has shown "something bigger" on the liver, near where the radiotherapy...
