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It’s my birthday today. 62 years and (thankfully) still counting. I was diagnosed in early March this year after a few weeks of experiencing difficulty swallowing. It was mainly down to the wonderful Norma in the tea hut at Mousehole Football Club,...
Hello everyone, I’ve decided to join this forum because my husband was diagnosed with an oesophageal tumour on Monday. We were, obviously like everyone totally shocked as we just thought he probably had a weak valve or a hernia. We are in that horrible...
My husbands oesophagectomy is booked in on 8th Dec. Will he be able to eat anything this Christmas? Just wondering what to expect? I'm expecting it'll be a very quiet Christmas this year.
Hi everyone. I would just like to wish all in our wonderful community a peaceful time for Xmas and the New Year. In particular to those who either themselves or their loved ones that are struggling to cope with this horrible illness. There have been many...
sorry to rant, cry, vent, especially at this time of the morning, so after my breast cancer oncologist dismissing my weight loss issues down to radiotherapy for my breast cancer, and it turned out to be oesophagus cancer, (cost me 4 months before a camera...
Hi all, this is more of an informative update which will hopefully give people a bit of hope! I’ve posted 6 weeks ago about my husband’s diagnosis of stage 4 cancer - the tumour itself is only 4cm but spread to his liver. He’s now 12 days post first...
Hi, my partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy November 24. He hasn’t been able to swallow since but he managed to get his voice back through medical intervention. However, he developed strider breathing in October and lost his voice again. He was referred...
Hi everyone, I’m 30 and had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy last year for a GOJ adenocarcinoma (moderately differentiated, LVI+). Recent scans have shown small lung nodules and some lesions on my liver that they think could be early metastases, this...
Hi, So I posted a month ago about my father, who was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer at Stage 4, with metastasis to his lungs and liver. It has now spread to his bones, resulting in a broken back, and the hospital are now looking to have a CT scan...
Hi, 5 months post surgery and having problems after eating. Taken all advice on board around eating and now on Creon as they think I have malabsorbtion due to lack of Pancreatic Enzymes. I have lost well over a stone since Surgery and struggling to put...
