Hi, thank you for letting me join this group, I’ve just had a lesion removed from my oesophagus which biopsy showed was cancer. The area around it was also removed. This was a total shock. I am due a follow up endoscopy in a couple of months time and...
Hi. Just been diagnosed with this. I thought it would be good to talk to others
Hi I had surgery for my oesophagus 6 weeks post op and was wandering if anyone can relate to how I am feeling -? my right side is still painfull and tender is all this normal ? ,,,,,does how much you eat change in time of healing ? Can you drink alcohol...
My husband was diagnosed in June and when they said it was a journey it certainly is. He's just finished 23 sessions of radiotherapy and has 1 more chemo to go then a break before surgery. He's currently well in himself other than struggling to eat due...
Hello I'm going for a guided biopsy on Tuesday at RM in Chelsea I'm abit scared as I'll be awake has anyone else had this done ? also if anyone has have spread to lymph nodes Did you still receive the surgery etc , I've been told if it's local I can...
Hi everyone My dad just last week had been diagnosed with GOJ cancer. We are all in shock and trying to come to terms with our new reality and I was just hoping to connect with anyone going through similar. My dad is 78 , fit and well all his life...
Hi there , im not on any pain killers as ive had no pain after two weeks being home my op was on the 24th of June, I was in intensive care for nine days with pneumonia then on the ward for another three. Once I was home I was already drinking fluids and...
We saw a consultant @ Clatterbridge yesterday & were told that without the palliative chemo he probably wouldn't see Christmas. They did bloods to look for bio markers & are going to arrange an urgent CT scan to see if its already spread since his last...
Hello everyone, total newbie here! I've just been diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus with high grade Dysplasia and Hiatus Hernia. I've had 3 endoscopy tests, the most recent this week with more biopsies taken. I'm so confused what I should expect...
Hi Everyone My husband has very recently been diagnosed with esophageal adenocarcinoma T3N2M1. He had been ill since May & had visited gp who should have put him on the 2wk cancer pathway with his symptoms but didnt & he ended up in A&E at our local...
