Hi, new here but really reaching out for help and suggestions. My sister has oesophagal cancer, diagnosed and having treatment for over a year, it has been stop start and two different types of treatment, the cancer levels are now coming down and the...
Hi I'm just new to the group. I was diagnosed with oesphageal cancer stage 3 December 23 . I could not eat at Christmas and early January I was prescribed for sips high calorie drinks. After 2nd flot treatment I was able to eat so tumour shrunk. It had...
Hello, I’m new here, caring for my husband through his palliative care for a very aggressive neuroendocrine oesophageal cancer that has metastasised to lymph nodes, liver and possibly lungs. He was only diagnosed seven weeks ago, has been hospitalised...
I've recently been diagnosed. What a wirlwind it has been. There is a history of hiatus hernia in my mother's side of the family. My older sister and I had the operation on the same day in 1981. My Mum was getting regular checks for Barretts and they...
My 78 yr old husband was diagnosed with T3N3M0 oesophageal cancer last summer. He also has a brachial plexus injury which means he doesn’t have the use of his right arm and has extreme chronic neuropathic pain ( treated with Pregabalin) . He was told...
Anyone else had a Hernia in the chest scare i myhs afer total stomach removal
I am joining the forum as a fellow oesophageal cancer patient living in Spain. Diagnosed last October 2023 and classed as T2N1M0 (the N1 representing a "suspicious" lymph node very close to the tumour). Been through 4 rounds of FLOT and am now 1 month...
I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017, and had a very short life expectancy, but thanks to Pembroluzimab, two years course, the lung cancer has been cured. However, I've just had a new diagnosis of oesophagal cancer, and the outlook is not good....
Hello everyone. My name is Mike and I was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer on Jan 30th. It came as an utter shock as I am an extremely fit 61 year old and was often in the gym 5 days a week. I have a large tumour in my lower Oesophagus and upper stomach...
Hi everyone, My husband had 2nd cycle of chemo yesterday over 2 hours, is this the normal length of time, both times now he has had bad throat spasms, dizziness and other effects straight after, I think he needs it over a longer time. Any thoughts...
