This particular cancer is on the increase because it’s not easily diagnosed, GP’s tend to treat the symptoms with medication at first then they may proceed to an endoscopy. Sadly by this stage it’s a bit to late for some. In the past this cancer was mainly...
Does anyone here cough upon eating and drinking? I'm not too bad when eating but drinking is a real problem, with me coughing straight after drinking. Has anyone got any advice on how to cope with this? I know you're not to eat and drink at the same time...
I haven’t been on this site for a while. Had a bad couple of months with a series of chest infections and have been in and out of hospital. These infections have led to complications with my heart and I have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and...
My husband had his scan halfway through his chemo for oesophageal cancer stage 4. The tumour has shrunk a little but not enough to have it he operation. But it hasn’t spread. So it’s not all bad and he only has 2 chemos to go. Hope everyone is taking...
Hi, I am so confused right now and Doctors won't discuss anything with me and hubby keeps saying his Doctor tells him he will live to be an old man 2017 Oesophageal Cancer,they removed part of the oesophagus and reconstructed, all treamtment and alive...
HI, wondering has anyone any advice on dumping syndrome? My partner is suffering it badly.. hes 46 and had chemo, surgery then chemo..hes finished treatment 2 months but the dumping some days are shocking, yesterday he must have went 15 times...no joke...
My husband got the results of his halfway chemo scan. The tumour has shrunk a little but not enough to operate and it hasn’t spread. He also has maintained his weight. Although he can’t get the operation, we feel a bit better for the future. Take care...
Hi, my husband has had flot, surgery, flot and everything was going great considering. About 2 months ago he started to get pains in his left side, he was told he was doing too much too soon. However I noticed changed in his personality but was told that...
My husband has stage 4 oesophageal cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, so far he’s had 5 chemos and has very little side effects. I’m worried in case the chemo is having no effect. Has anyone else experienced this . Evelyn
Is there a standard procedure for this Cancer? My Husband was diagnosed in January 2022, he has had Chemo, Radiotherapy, is not going through Immunotherapy, he is on a feeding tube until Tuesday next week, when he is going to have a stent fitted. This...
