I was diagnosied with oesophageal cancer and at my MDT meeting I had some large nodes in tummy that also needed a biopsy they could not tell from imaging from Pet scan if cancer or not , last Monday inhad a biopsy through back to the node in tummy , today I got the results tomatoes it was cancer , so spread to lymph nodes bit not to other organs yet , they said no operation for me as I thought I’d be having flot/ op/ flot - my consultant said surgery is not an option but they are now checking to see if the node is HER2 postive if it is he can offer me a new trial treatment - or I can have capox chemo
can anyone please tell me if they have experienced this or been on capox and how long for and did it shrink tumor etc - b rate I have a disabled boy you needs me and I need to be around for him , all inhave done is cry cry and cry - they have asked me to defer treatment till next week and wait to see if her2 postive and th en inhave a choice to do capox or trial - I’m all over the place and just can not process this - please someone give me some light - I’m 56 years old and I am so scared - anyone else not had surgery and doing well just in chemo
I rang Macmillian and spoke to a lively nurse this evening who explained it a little better and gave me this group info
thank you in advance
