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My partner, Stuart, was shown a bib to cover the tube but he hated it and I can’t blame him. Can anyone suggest anything less obvious. Anne
Hello ,, so sorry to come on here feeling like this I just want to hear your stories.. I have just found out my dad has 7cm tumour in oesophagus and during his ct scan a lesion shown on his liver the nurse has said it could be nothing bad but I fear...
Hi, My Partner (53) was diagnosed with metastatic esophageal cancer in November 2025 (T3N3M1) with mets in lungs, lymph nodes and liver. He was told at his initial appointment with the oncologist that he was going to be given 6 rounds of palliative...
Hi my dad has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and is about to have a picc line fitted and chemo to start in a week. He's having chemo called flot. (4 cycles then his op) I was wondering if anyone had any experience of this. The side effects they...
Weĺ, had the meeting with the consultant who confirmed the cancer. Now waiting on Pet scan, mri for liver, ct scan showed a spot there, tests on heart and lungs the we decide what treatment , if any, is possible. Im still having problems with my throat...
I am two years post op it is 4.00 am and I have been up all night with acid reflux. This is the worst it has ever been.
Hello I’m new to here, 2 weeks ago my husband had chest pain and was admitted to hospital, after having a CT on his chest they found something abnormal on the oesophagus. They gave him a endoscopy and told us they found a 4cm tumour and they have taken...
Hi My husband's tumour hasn't really changed after nearly 4 months of FOLFOX and his oncologist is talking about chemoradiotherapy instead. Tumour is still around 11cm. The radiotherapy will be five days a week and for five weeks. Having read up...
Hi. I’m new to this group and hoping it’s ok I am here and not intruding as I haven’t had official diagnosis. I’m a 41 year old Mother and struggling. I am currently awaiting an endoscopy as they suspect I have oesophageal cancer but it’s not until...
Hello, I've just joined the forums and have filled in my profile. I'd like to connect with anyone going through similar. I was once offered an Osophagectomy, but the cancer is too close to the Larynx and so surgical approach was recently altered to...
