Newly diagnosed

Hello Mandy

Welcome to the Group. You've come to a grear site with many people with real experience and genuine support for you on your journey.

Here's a link to my site that I did with loads of help from my daughter. I was diagnosed stage 3. T3N2M0 and entered a world with a condition I never knew existed...

myoesophagealcancerjourney.wordpress.com

Please ask anything at anytime, best of luck on your journey.

Best Wishes

Pete

Thanks for that Pete glad to hear you are now cancel free.  I have my PET test on Monday and i spoke to the cancer nurse at the hospital today and she went through with me what will happen next.  

Hi Mandy,

Welcome to the group and sorry about your diagnosis. 

I was diagnosed nearly 3 years ago with adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction. There was a lot of waiting involved. This included 2 weeks for biopsy results (the worst wait for me) to confirm my tumour was malignant. Waiting for a battery of tests including PET scan and exploratory surgery. After the MDT meeting, restaging from stage 4 to T3N2M0 (after analysing all my test results), waiting a month to start chemotherapy due to lack of space on the chemotherapy ward, etc. 

Being a control freak I had to adjust my attitude to being a passenger on my curative treatment pathway which was successful and am still in remission. 

The treatment pathway for Squamous Cell Carcinoma is different to mine but is still tough. But you can spend your spare time meeting (virtually) your friends and family, and planning your support during treatment? 

Hi Mandy I too was diagnosed 2 days ago and am waiting for a PET scan really scary time I really need to know how advanced this is and my options. Take care, Terry