Hello, I've got my first meeting with the upper GI consultant next Wednesday. Can I ask what people ate in the early days of diagnosis, please? I'm have small meals, mashed down with a fork, and still am poorly afterwards. I have porridge in the morning...
I am two years post op it is 4.00 am and I have been up all night with acid reflux. This is the worst it has ever been.
Hi My husband's tumour hasn't really changed after nearly 4 months of FOLFOX and his oncologist is talking about chemoradiotherapy instead. Tumour is still around 11cm. The radiotherapy will be five days a week and for five weeks. Having read up...
Hi guys, its been a while from I've been on but wanted to ask for some help. My partner is 50 he's 3 years post op and suppose doing ok, however he cant get back to work as all he seems to do is throw up and be on the toilet. At night time he chokes...
Does anybody experience pain in their chest at night ? It’s like I want to belch but can’t ! I’ve tried sitting upright and walking about, lying flat, lay on my front last night to see if that would help, having a warm drink it does eventually ease but...
Hi, I am straight out of the hospital from the operation and am still slightly confused about what to eat especially the first few weeks post op, if anybody could give advice it would be appreciated. Thanks, Alex
My husband was diagnosed with a T2/3 N0 M0 in May 22. He successfully underwent sandwich FLOT and a 3 stage oesophagectomy and declared free of cancer in January 23. His surveillance programme (without imaging) and his own lack of symptoms gave no indication...
Since my mum’s diagnosis in November, I have been hoping for any tiny glimmer of hope. She is an otherwise healthy, 56 year old who has never smoked and kept healthy, so her quick deterioration and diagnosis back in Autumn came as the biggest shock to...
Morning All How are people doing? the best that you can where ever you are in your journey.. For the second time the cancer returned, the first time was to my Adrenal gland which they removed, a year later it has returned to the lymph nodes at the...
I was diagnosed Sept 2022 with 12cm stage 4 EC. Around 2006 I had a friend who was an ex-bar landlord and at the weekends after work we'd pop down the pub as a group. I started having red flush to the soft tissues around the eyes especially but also cheeks...
