Oesophageal cancer diagnosis

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Hi everyone, new here. Ive recently been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer along with lung and liver ( stage 4 ). Ive always been a fighter and on the surface put on a brave face. Never suffered with mental health but lately feel this is getting the better of me ? Ive convinced my wife and grown up kids to crack on as i dont want to become a burden. Im finding it increasingly difficult holding it together and feeling very lonely !! Some days im getting the notion to jump into the car and leave. Inside me im finding a brick wall in my way. I know it was my decision to tell all my loved ones to carry on but theres no one for me to talk to. Im getting to my wits end dealing with the cancer and my life changing. Am i putting out a cry for help ? I dont know. Never in my life needed help. But in my head im screaming !! Is there anyone feeling the same and how are you dealing with it ? Thank you Gary

  • Hi Liz the good news is the stents ok, the bad news is ive gall n kidney stones. Talk about kick a person when theyre down. Least after seeing team here in hospital.in about a hour im going home. Not gonna rot in a ward. Gonna insist all palliative care now starts at home. X

  • Hi Lifelong fighter 

    I'm so glad the stent is in a good position .Not such great news about the stones though.But I hope you'll be able to eat better now, this does lift the spirits and it also means family time rather than feeling left out when they eat.Ive taken it slowly as I had a lot of Nausea and vomiting for last 3 weeks which seems to be improving now.I have my first Cycle of Herceptin and CAPOX tomorrow.Im just hoping it's not going to leave me I'll again.

  • Hi

    I can’t talk first hand as I joined this forum as a wife of a man with oesophageal. 
    From my perspective and as a few have mentioned before me, your wife & kids are doing as you wished. Exactly the way things went in my family. We carried on trying to make things normal as preferred, whilst feeling our own ways in private. 
     Only when the ketamine started post surgery did we have some real talk. It’s a whole lot more liberating and unifying to have these conversations even though it totally sucks. 
    it’s a total brut of a thing but I’m hoping you’ve opened that door with your wife and kids 

    sending strength and compassion your way