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Currently in Addensbrooks now 14 days out of surgery, what a difference! Already eating soft foods (the first for 7 months) and on my way home by Monday 27th Dec ADDENSBROOKS AMAZING PLACE , INCREDIBLE TEAM. WOW!!!!!!
Hi everyone I'm 56 and recently been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer. T2N0M0 I started on FLOT chemo which unfortunately I had a bad reaction to, chest pain extremely bad bad pain in ribs, back chest wall stomach ect. Bottomed blood pressure, fainting...
Hello Other Than an initial dose of radiotherapy I am unable to have Chemo or an Operation leaving me with the option of a stent. I would appreciate any feedback positive or negative (preferably positive) of personal experience with the process. thank...
Hello out there and I am a newbie to this forum. I have being diagnosed with cancer and have just had 2nd Chemo treatment and I must say that this has been the worse week in my life I really seem to be having an issue with Phlegm being produced all...
Hi I'm a 57 year old lady who saw my gp with swallowing problems. The NHS were great and I have had lots of tests, really quickly, culminating in a upper endoscopy on 11th August. I was told it was gullet cancer and 2 lymph nodes were involved and that...
Hello All My husband has Oesphagael cancer T3N3M0. He has just had his 2nd cycle of FLOT and has horrendous headaches and can't sleep. Has anyone else experienced these side effects? Thanks
Prostate cancer dealt with, bowel cancer dealt with but now oesophageal cancer which he & I can't deal with. Chemo but that is just buying him time - how on earth do we deal with this? He is being really horrible which I think is the chemo tablets he...
Hi All. I have had good results with FLOT chemo and am considering surgery. My Oncologist said the alternative to surgery would be radical chemoradiotherapy but most patients choose surgery and that is hospitals standard procedure for those who are fit...
