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Hi. Has anyone got any advice on how to deal with excessive saliva? This is a new symptom for my husband. We are still waiting for a date for the chemo and immunotherapy to start. Hopefully will be in the new year. Many thanks folks
Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone has any experience of being ill during chemo. My mum is undergoing CAPOX chemo and started her second round yesterday morning. My dad now has the feeling that he’s starting to get a cold. They can sleep in separate rooms...
Hi my name is Sara and my mum has just been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer. Fortunately it is just in this area. She is really struggling to eat anything apart from soups and the fortisip drinks from the hospital. She has lost over a stone in weight...
A positive update on my husbands journey. i can't believe I've been a member of this group for 12 months, and what a 12 months it's been. I've made some wonderful friends who I know I'll be friends with for life. My husband was given very little hope...
Hello all I hope you are all doing well. My friend is doing well. One year post surgery t3 n1 m0 clear margins but 2/37 LN cancer and all scans to date have been clear. This is really reassuring as he is still suffering with his mental health hugely...
Hi all, Looking for advice and generally hearing from others experiences. My husband has had his 4 rounds of FLOT which generally went ok. Before the chemo he was just about fit enough to have surgery but I'm worried he might not be now. He has...
Not a question I was ever hoping I'd have to ask, but has anyone here who has had curative treatment, been given the all clear for a while, then gone on to get a metastatic spread elsewhere? If so, how did your treatment go, please? I had the FLOT/op...
Hi everyone, I had my esophagectomy in September 2024. Up until recently, I've only had occasional night-time reflux (chest tickle around 2-3am), managed on and off with Gaviscon. Lately though, I've been waking up with a burning feeling at the back...
Hello My husband was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer early July this year. Was on a curative path & operation however since contracting sepsis following one cycle of FLOT chemo his prognosis has changed. Very slim chance of operation and awaiting...
Hello Quick history. Diagnosis Oct 2023, chemo, Ivor op Feb 2024 chemo, Aug 2024, Hernia at op sight, operation sorted to this day..Spread noted to Adrenal gland, gland removed Dec 2024. Ct scans every 3 months, 1st two NED. 3rd spread to lymph nodes...
