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Hi I got diagnosed last June with t3 tumour, and lymph nodes. Did chemo and radio. I know have re growth , new lymph and gone to my lungs ..got told I need emmitiate treatment, still waiting. Immun herapy and chemo is my next treatment. Just mad with...
I have posted here from time-to-time over the past four years, since my dear wife was first diagnosed with primary oesophageal cancer which was apparently dealt with at the time by surgery. However we have now been told that the secondaries she has since...
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...
HI, just wondering if anyone has any advice on heavy bursts of diarrhea, my partner finishd all treatment about13 months ago, sometimes he gets dumping and also late dumping but from Friday it just diarrhea every day several times, like to 10am and its...
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...
I’m just wondering if anyone else is having the above, I had my surgery in 2020 and got back to eating fairly well, smaller amounts obviously but I was as happy as I could be. Then during 2021 after I had eaten I was getting really horrible pain, it felt...
I had my op last Friday and thought I was prepared for every eventuality. It seems not. We had detailed discussions with the team about what could go wrong, as with all ops, and knew the risks involved. After a very successful operation, which after...
Hi all I had a stent fitted yesterday and was wondering what peoples experience are with stents and what foods you can safely eat with a stent in
I was diagnosed with advanced and incurable oesophageal cancer on 18th May this year. Untreatable and with a prognosis of 6 months. I feel pretty sure I'm going to exceed that, but I wonder if someone would kindly point me in the direction of a forum...
Hi my darling dad has just been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer just where the oesophagus meets the stomach. This is after my mum, who did almost everything for him, died suddenly in April this year. He’s too frail for chemo/surgery, he lost weight...
