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Hi everyone hope we are all doing ok or at least as best as we can on this journey. got a call from my consultant on Friday saying they want me to go and have a consultation and treatment at Nottingham city. after a Ivor Lewis procedure in January of...
I met with the oncologist today and she went through the plans with me, quite a lot to take in but on the whole a positive plan. I will have chemotherapy and immunotherapy every 3 weeks for 6 to 8 weeks all dependent on side effects and response, a...
Does anybody experience pain in their chest at night ? It’s like I want to belch but can’t ! I’ve tried sitting upright and walking about, lying flat, lay on my front last night to see if that would help, having a warm drink it does eventually ease but...
Hello all. I guess I just need someone to give some advice. My Mum was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer last Wednesday. She’s 91 and has been told she’s too old for surgery/radiotherapy/chemotherapy. Our best option is for her to have a stent fitted...
Hi, I am straight out of the hospital from the operation and am still slightly confused about what to eat especially the first few weeks post op, if anybody could give advice it would be appreciated. Thanks, Alex
My husband was diagnosed with a T2/3 N0 M0 in May 22. He successfully underwent sandwich FLOT and a 3 stage oesophagectomy and declared free of cancer in January 23. His surveillance programme (without imaging) and his own lack of symptoms gave no indication...
I was diagnosed Stage 4 G3 SCC Oesophagus / T4 N1 M1 in November 23 and underwent 4/6 rounds of Capecitabine/cisplatin with good results, partial shrinkage of tumour and evidences for lungs. CT scans every 3 months so slight increase in size of tumour...
Afternoon all I'm new to the forum, had my diagnoses on Christmas eve, at sailsbury hospital, I'm due a PET scan on Thursday 8th Jan, in Southampton, I'm 54, no major symptoms, just had difficulty swallowing food. I still struggle to get my head around...
Happy new year to you all it’s been a while since I posted and for that I send my apologies. Time, although so grateful to have it, has taken over some what since my last post. on the 17th of this month I will celebrate 1 whole year since surgery...
Since my mum’s diagnosis in November, I have been hoping for any tiny glimmer of hope. She is an otherwise healthy, 56 year old who has never smoked and kept healthy, so her quick deterioration and diagnosis back in Autumn came as the biggest shock to...
