He was diagnosed in May and having been told that it was inoperable, having spread to lymph nodes and liver, he declined chemo. He became unable to keep even water down and was admitted to hospital severely dehydrated. He spent a week on a drip and then...
Hi I'm 5 months post op and doing good. Was wondering if the need to chew and chew is a lifelong thing now or does swallowing get easier
Had a bit of regurgitation and stabbing chest pains about 6months ago, about 3months ago started to notice had problems swallowing certain foods, mainly some meats and crusty thick bread, still eating most foods and haven’t lost a massive amount of weight...
The nurse said it’s treatable but no one really knows until I see how I react too treatment, does anybody know if you can survive this thanks
I have recently been diagnosed with cancer and at first the consultant was positive operation and chemo then after pet scan it’s a no it’s in my limp nodes so they can’t operate now ! Which feels not good to be told but just now left waiting for chemo...
Hello my name is richard and was diagnosed with stage 4 gullet cancer 3 weeks ago, had all the scans which came back that the cancer hadn't spread elsewhere, then was told that i had to have keyhole surgery to see if it was operable or not ,it came back...
Hi all Having been told I have gullet cancer my world has been turned upside down I’m 42 single mom with a 5 year old. I’ve had to stop work and the worry I’ve left it too late for treatment to work is a constant worry. I was told the tumour I have...
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