Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone has any experience of being ill during chemo. My mum is undergoing CAPOX chemo and started her second round yesterday morning. My dad now has the feeling that he’s starting to get a cold. They can sleep in separate rooms...
A positive update on my husbands journey. i can't believe I've been a member of this group for 12 months, and what a 12 months it's been. I've made some wonderful friends who I know I'll be friends with for life. My husband was given very little hope...
Hello all I hope you are all doing well. My friend is doing well. One year post surgery t3 n1 m0 clear margins but 2/37 LN cancer and all scans to date have been clear. This is really reassuring as he is still suffering with his mental health hugely...
Hi all, Looking for advice and generally hearing from others experiences. My husband has had his 4 rounds of FLOT which generally went ok. Before the chemo he was just about fit enough to have surgery but I'm worried he might not be now. He has...
Hi everyone, I had my esophagectomy in September 2024. Up until recently, I've only had occasional night-time reflux (chest tickle around 2-3am), managed on and off with Gaviscon. Lately though, I've been waking up with a burning feeling at the back...
It’s my birthday today. 62 years and (thankfully) still counting. I was diagnosed in early March this year after a few weeks of experiencing difficulty swallowing. It was mainly down to the wonderful Norma in the tea hut at Mousehole Football Club,...
My husbands oesophagectomy is booked in on 8th Dec. Will he be able to eat anything this Christmas? Just wondering what to expect? I'm expecting it'll be a very quiet Christmas this year.
Hi everyone. I would just like to wish all in our wonderful community a peaceful time for Xmas and the New Year. In particular to those who either themselves or their loved ones that are struggling to cope with this horrible illness. There have been many...
sorry to rant, cry, vent, especially at this time of the morning, so after my breast cancer oncologist dismissing my weight loss issues down to radiotherapy for my breast cancer, and it turned out to be oesophagus cancer, (cost me 4 months before a camera...
Hi, my partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy November 24. He hasn’t been able to swallow since but he managed to get his voice back through medical intervention. However, he developed strider breathing in October and lost his voice again. He was referred...
