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Things have been a little up in the air over the past couple of weeks, and I hope you don't mind me sharing, Dal has been told that the treatment he has been having, which was doing so well, at keeping him so well, has finally stopped working. Actually...
Dads due in next week and just want to hear how others felt when waking up and how long did you stay in hospital for and how is everything now?
Hi, my 82 year old active mum was diagnosed with squamous cell Oesophagus cancer on 4th January. She experienced trouble swallowing a few weeks before which prompted her to visit her GP and was referred for an endoscopy. Everything has been a whirlwind...
After I posted asking people about their experiences with phlegm medications, I realised that I hadn't said anything about my condition. I was diagnosed with terminal non-squamous cell cancer in the upper oesophagus last May with a prognosis of six months...
Hi my husband had an Ivor Lewis procedure 6 1/2 months ago, he also had a tumour removed from his bowel and a resection with no stoma, so basically two major operations in one. Recovery has been very slow as he was not able to have a feeding tube and...
I had my head around it all on my first diagnosis, but when I was told I responded well. I thought shit yeah. Not my time yet . Then the lung , day of feeling sorry for myself. But Yeah can do this. But new tumour aswell. .. well I'm sorry for my language...
Hi, I’m new to the group. I finished my treatment, both chemotherapy and radiotherapy, last August. After my last scan it showed that the tumour is ‘inactve’. However, the tumour is high in my oesophagus and has left me totally blocked (even water cannot...
Just realised that it’s 3 months today since I received my OC diagnosis. Since then, I’ve had endoscopy, CT scan, PET scan, laparoscopy, 3 cycles of FLOT with all the attendant side effects and more blood tests and hospital appointments than I’ve had...
Hi All, After an endoscopy discovered a Tumor on the junction of my esophagus and stomach, which i only had due to excessive burping, no acid reflux a resulting CT scan found i also had a mass on my Liver. Saw my Oncologist yesterday and he is a bit...
Hi Everyone I am 1 Month post op now and yesterday received a call from my Surgeon with the pathology results of what was removed. I must admit it caught me on the hop and I am trying to make sense of what he said. He started off by saying it was a...
