My mum is going through chemo every week and radiotherapy everyday for 5 weeks Zi can see she is struggling and I want to help to give her a pick me up but I live in Lincolnshire and she is down south. I am planning a visit in 3 weeks and week speak video...
All test done and diagnosed with oesophageal cancer on the junction of stomach. Cannot have operation because I have just finished treatment for breast cancer and they have just found out on a recent scan that the breast cancer has now moved into the...
Just popping in to say Hello Quite some way along the untreated path at the moment. That may change in a couple of weeks! Bye for now
Hi I'm new to the group. Last year my dad was diagnosed with oesophagus cancer, he is 82 years old. Luckily, no symptoms as yet. But he has been given 12-18 months, which was devastating to hear. Due to start immunotherapy and chemo soon, very worried...
Hi everyone. New to this wonderful service and very sad to be here. My beautiful mum (70 non smoker non drinker) has been diagnosed with a significant adenocarcinoma of the lower oesophagus. We are awaiting a PET scan to confirm lung metastasis, and have...
2023 diagnosed with breast cancer went through mastectomy,chemotherapy and radiotherapy 12 months on feeling a lot better getting back to normal today diagnosed with oesophageal cancer I am now booked in to have a CT scan next week then the following...
Hello, i hope you are all as well as you can be. Here is my cancer story . Referred myself to my GP in Nov 23 with what felt like perpetual trapped wind at the top of my stomach and some sharp pain after hot drinks or alcohol. Got blood tests...
Hi I'm a newly diagnosed esophageal cancer patient. The only reason I went to the docs was because I'd had a few intermittent episodes of regurgitation, but usually after a few too many beers so wasn't at all worried. That was on the 18th of March and...
Hi everyone, Just reaching out to see if anybody having CAPOX treatment is having any other treatment apart from immunotherapy, my husband tested negative for this but surely there is something else in place of immunotherapy. We have to hope that...
My mum has just been diagnosed with CA oesophagus,no spread.Not fit enough for surgery or chemo but has been offered curative radiotherapy.Had a mapping appointment this week and waiting to hear a s rt date for 4 weeks of radiotherapy.Anyone in a similar...
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