Hi All It’s now 16 months since my husband had his Esophagectomy . Yesterday during a clinic appointment with his surgeon he was told that it would now be unlikely that he would feel hungry again due to severed and damaged nerves that occurred during...
Hi I was diagnosed with lower OC on the 22nd of March after some very intermittent regurgitation especially with bread. However I'm actually eating bread again now albeit slower and smaller portions. I find that the trick is to relax before eating...
Hi everyone, I’m absolutely devastated about my dad’s news yesterday from the oncologist that there is no treatment they can do and they will just pain manage him at home. He’s been in hospital near 3 weeks with abdominal pain which started when he had...
Andy is having surgery on Monday ( getting worried) the surgeon called today and said it will be keyhole surgery involving a robot!! Can anyone give us a y information on this procedure?? Many thanks Vonn
Hi, my Dad doesn't have long left; he's got the pain under control but is really suffering from being able to keep anything down. He has pretty much zero appetite, has to drink everything through a straw, and even then, he sometimes brings it back up...
Hi. Just thought I’d reach out to see if anyone can relate to my situation. I’m over five months since having three way Oesophageal Surgery. I was doing really well with fitness and eating levels. Then last Friday (after a Chinese Takeaway which did not...
Hello, I’m really worrying. 2 months ago, when I swallowed food. It got stuck (not choking). I drank water and it felt like it was filling up on top. After a couple of minutes it went down, this happened twice more within the same month. This hasn’t happened...
Hi I’ve not been on this forum for a while but just wanted to offer some positivity to others who have gone through surgery recently . My husband had his OC surgery in Dec 22 ..He was almost 65 at the time .He had two thirds of his oesophagus removed...
Hi all, Thank you to all that have messaged me so far over the week- you are so much better than Google! I’ve just found the stages of my mums cancers, we might have been told but I never took it in or understood until now. There’s one right of hypo...
Hi, my mum has been advised to stop chemo as she has suffered serious side effects. She is stsge 4 osaphagus cancer. This has come as a real shock. Has anyone else had any similar experiences? Thank you
