Hi, great to be here !
I have had months of serious asthma and breathing problems this year and was hospitalised as a result, but nothing to suggest oesophageal cancer. I was then diagnosed with a large pulmonary embolism (blood clot between my heart and lungs) as the source which was then treated.
During investigation of this, a CT scan identified irregularities with my oesophagus and a subsequent endoscopy revealed a malignant tumour (diagnosed as oesophageal cancer cT3N1M0, adenocarcinoma tumour at GOJ and lymph node). Initially, I had few symptoms (no evident reflux, etc), however I have developed dysphagia, nausea and fatigue, which are worsening.
This month, I commence 4x cycles of combined chemotherapy (FLOT), followed by a full Oesophago - Gastrectomy and another 4x cycles of adjuvant FLOT to eliminate any residual cells.
I would love to hear from you and learn from your experiences and I am very happy to help anyone else I can, although I am very much a novice at this :-)
I would really appreciate if you could share your top 3 pieces of advice for me ? Thanks so much in advance, speak soon !
