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Hi, my mum was diagnosed today with terminal esophageal cancer, she has less than a year, much less if she does nothing. They have offered her a stent so she can eat a little or radiotherapy. Has anyone been through this, she is worried about the pain...
Just before Christmas my wife had problems eating food and if she did she quite often brought it back up. After Christmas she had an oppointment at the hospital. Result came back with oc cancer t3 n2 m0. Things since then have moved on fast with biopsy...
Diagnosed with LA D stage oesopgagitis . Biopsies taken but no results yet . I had thought they were looking at stomach cancer but now realise it was upper gastrointestinal. I am finding the nausea / ‘ full feeling ‘/ and trouble eating anything ...
Son (53) had oesophagus tumour removed early December discharged 5 weeks later to us as he lives alone.. On a feeding line through the night and trying to eat little and often , not very successfully during the day. Employers now wanting to know when...
Hi, my husband was diagnosed T2N0M0 in January 2023. He will be 70 this year and we were just starting to really enjoy our retirement. The cancer was picked up through an endoscopy to find out why he was having upper chest pain, initially thought to be...
Hello I am looking for a support group to help me through what will be a very difficult journey. My husband (63) has had bowl cancer twice and has just been diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus. Having gone through cancer already, I guess we know...
My Dad had an Esophagectomy 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately he has suffered complications such as pneumothorax leading to him being readmitted to ICU on a ventilator. He has just been moved back to a normal ward after 9 days on ICU followed by HDU. He also...
Hi Group, My husband has had his second dose of FLOT.and since he started chemotherapy he has had increased difficulty swallowing. Before chemo he was able to swallow easily. Has anyone had similar problems with chemo treatment?
Hi everyone, today we received the news that the presumed Oesophageal cancer (tumour causing issues when eating) is actually that and that unfortunately it’s inoperable, with spread to liver, lymph nodes and arteries? Just struggling with the...
Hi- my dad had his second oncologist appointment. He was pretty much told the tracheostomy is for life and it increases the risk of infection during treatment. I’m starting to lose hope to hold on to and I wondered if anyone had experience of chemo and...
