Currently in Addensbrooks now 14 days out of surgery, what a difference! Already eating soft foods (the first for 7 months) and on my way home by Monday 27th Dec ADDENSBROOKS AMAZING PLACE , INCREDIBLE TEAM. WOW!!!!!!
Hi all, Sadly my dad passed away on Sunday after a 28 month battle against oesophageal cancer. I last posted in April when my dad was told that his cancer was active again and had spread to his lungs and neck, he continued to fight like the warrior...
Good morning. can I ask after having chemo and surgery for T1 stage how long people waited for a follow up check up. A harder question for me to ask is that after 16 months what is the prognosis of it coming back. My husband is coughing a lot again...
Hi, I've been diagnosed with stage 4 oesophagus cancer which has spread to the lungs, lymphnodes and liver. Surgery isn't an option so I've just recently started Chemo with cisplatin and capecitabine medications. I'm just hoping on some advice about...
I wad diagnosed with stage 4 oesophageal incurable cancer in December 2022. I started Capox chemo therapy but unfortunately after 4 Sessions I required a stent and the Capox treatment was stopped. I have now had my 4th session of the chemo Docetaxel....
Right Lung lot of pain have taken antibiotics but has anybody know how to relieve the pain in the Right Lung Area?
As a family, we have been given the devastating news that our dad has been diagnosed with stage 4 Oesophageal Cancer. Surgery is not an option. Immunotherapy is not an option and we've been told the prognosis is months. This is a massive heartbreak for...
Hi all, I'm new here. I know no one can really answer my question without much information on the patient but it's the lack of information that brings me here. My 92 year old Grandad was diagnosed two weeks ago after suffering terrible reflux. His wife...
Hi, Relative just diagnosed. late 80's. Not for surgery or chemo , just radiation. Just seeking best, even if it costs, way of doing radiation for locally advanced oesophageal adenocarcinoma type. Few lymph nodes affected locally. Nowhere else. I can...
Hi I had a call from the dietician as I’m becoming more limited in the food I can eat. I’ve been maintaining my weight so far so I’m getting enough calories. I’m starting chemoradiation soon and they suggested having a feeding tube fitted now so that...
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