Waiting for what will happen have just had Petscan and trying to keep positive
Hi all, My dad (66) has just been diagnosed & has a 5cm tumour which is making it near on impossible to swallow most things even liquid things but his consultant doesn’t think they need to intervene & widen the oesophagus yet. He’s been referred to...
12 days post diagnosis for my better half and we are on the fast track. He is taking it as it comes. I am overwhelmed with anxiety about what there is to face.
Hi everyone. I’m just at the start of this journey. Received my diagnosis last Tuesday and booked in for my PET scan tomorrow. I have had an endoscopy and CT scan and my consultant has said that, at the moment, I am on a “curative pathway”. I’m trying...
My Dad had oesophagus cancer his treatment ended 3 years ago December. He had 1 months of intense radiotherapy only every day. 3 years down the line and all scans are clear and no narrowing of his oesophagus. Question, would he still be getting side effects...
Hi, my dad has recently been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer. The tumour is near his heart and lunches but hasn't spread. The tumour is the size of a fist, and he's been told that it is too dangerous to operate. I don't understand this, just because...
Hi..I’m Marc 63 year old male ,I was diagnosed 4 years ago In January.. I was given 4 rounds of FLOT chemo,given a few months break before Ivor Lewis surgery,again a break before another 4 rounds of FLOT chemotherapy ,which was exhausting.I was then...
Hi new, sadly to group. But very grateful to have this support. My lovely mum had endoscopy in June. Lower oc. Originally told after endoscopy due to mums frailty inoperable. A week later after ct scans told operable. We had pet scan and staging endoscopy...
Hi everyone, My dad had surgery in April to have the cancer removed ( Esophagectomy) … he has now gone back to pre op levels for swallowing. He has had one stretch so far, 2 weeks ago which was wonderful for 2 days but we are now back to mash, soup...
Hello I hope its okay to post here. I have an appointment in a week's time for a gastroscopy, so I don't have a diagnosis of cancer but I am preparing myself for bad news. I have a question about the gastroscopy. Is it likely that I will be given...
