Hi all terrified to even be joining this group. My beautiful partner is 59 and last year I encouraged him to go to Gp due to heartburn. Dr prescribed Lanzoprazole and referred for endoscopy. Never heard anything back from that and assumed it was fine...
Hi I got diagnosed with oesophageal cancer at the beginning of September this year. To say our lives have been turned upside down would be an understatement. I’ve always suffered with chronic acid reflux and been taking medication for years. At the...
Hi, It's been 7 weeks since I had my Oesophagectomy operation. Is it normal to feel as though you are being crushed by a boa constrictor? !! I'm getting so out of breathe from all the tightness inside.. I know it's early days but was wondering if anyone...
My husband had the Ivor Lewis oesofagectomy 2 months ago, he still gets cramps when eating and has lost a lot of weight, he’s just starting to be able to eat more but the high protein drinks the hospital recommended do give him pains. It’s been a huge...
Hi. Just a quick update. Good news for me I have been accepted onto the trial at christie to receive proton therapy. I start my chemo in Liverpool on monday, one session each week for 2 weeks then off to christie with weekly chemo for 3 weeks and proton...
Hi, I am new the site and looking for insperation and thoughts . I have been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer 3 weeks ago. i have a 6cm tumour grade 3. I have recently seen the surgeon and oncologist. It has been recommended I have chemo/radio therapy...
Hello, and thank you for allowing me in here. My wife (who is 78 years old) has oesophageal cancer in the lower third with two involved lymph nodes. She has been offered neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery, or primary chemoradiotherapy. She has...
Hi everyone. My mother has been through chemo and radio without much success. Tumor was localised and she was ready for op in sep but due to circumstances she had to cancel. Had to have another petscan for op again and results have come back with spread...
Hi. I am an 80 yr old great grandmother recently diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma at the base of the oesophagus. I,m too old for surgery and too feeble, due to other health issues, for chemo or radiation. They have inserted a stent which goes into the...
Hi All, Unfortunately, I find myself joining this group. After six months and multiple appointments for gastric issues - along with losing nearly 20kg - I was finally referred for an endoscopy. It took another three months to get the appointment,...
