Hi My partner has had a CT and a PET. We don't know the staging because we have not been told. But there is spread to 3 lymph nodes in the oeshagus. Two are close together near the tumor and one is much higher up. This has made it inoperable. He has...
Hi, My husband has just been Diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. It looks like it has spread to the lung and liver, we are waiting to have a liver biopsy to confirm that though. My head is spinning I just don't know how to cope with this, and I am sure...
Hi everyone- Just wanting to introduce myself and get some advice/support if that is ok! My stepdad has recently been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer around the start of May, they said it is T1/T3, he is a heavy smoker and has been for about 50 years...
My mother (90 years old) has been diagnosed with oesophagael cancer - she has a large tumour which is inoperable. She is having a stent fitted next week. The consultant said the tumour is not going to get smaller but by having a stent fitted she might...
Hi there, we found out in the last couple of weeks my MIL has oesophagus cancer. She’s in her mid 80’s and fears drs and hospital. apparently it’s advanced, 8cm tumor, also in her lymph nodes and her liver. She cannot eat and finds it painful to swallow...
Hi I am not sure yet what is happening however from my latest scan after 12 months having a Larangectomy-removal of voicebox- and getting along fine, working and everything my Consultant has phoned to say something suspicious in my food pipe, asked...
Hi.my husband is going in for surgery tomorrow. We are so scared as they take the esophagus out and stretch the stomach up to attach it to what's left. He is feeling very low and anxious. I dont know how to help him. Has anyone had this surgery?
Hello I had a gastroscopy last Tuesday and found out I had a 6cm tumour in my oesophagus that the nurse said was probably malignant. It was a massive shock and it was very savage how the news was delivered. I’d had trouble swallowing and was told I...
Hello everybody, I lost my elderly mother to oseophagus cancer in March. She had been given the all clear only early last year. She seemed to be returning to her previous weight, health, and activity levels by the summer. We were concerned that the...
Hello my name is Neil. I was recently diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer and cancer of the tongue. Different types it seems. I've now had time to accept this and will shortly commence treatment. To be honest it sounds a bit daunting and the side effects...
