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Hi, My partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy November 24. Since then he has been unable to swallow safely relying on nasal gastric tube for nutrition. He also had unilateral vocal cord palsy but the damaged cord was injected and he could speak clearly...
I find this forum very helpful but it seems that majority of members are male. Are there any other women like me going through this?
Hi, I'm 28 and have just been hit with the devastating news that my dad has esophageal cancer. It's rather advanced, has already spread to his liver and his lungs. I appreciate the outlook is probably worst case scenario by this time, but I was hoping...
He is back in hospital for the second time in 3 weeks. He was admitted on Sunday because the district nurses didnt like the look of him as he was extremely pale & felt dizzy & he had also had a fall in the night. When he was admitted the dr who saw him...
So my dad was initially diagnosed as stage 3 in Feb 2023 - after an intense chemoradio schedule he was given the all clear in November 2023 and been clear up until July this year when he was getting difficulty swallowing again and scans found though the...
Hi I had surgery for my oesophagus 6 weeks post op and was wandering if anyone can relate to how I am feeling -? my right side is still painfull and tender is all this normal ? ,,,,,does how much you eat change in time of healing ? Can you drink alcohol...
My dad had an Ivor Lewis operation nearly 18 months ago. In the passes 2 months he has lost about a stone and has muscle pain in his diaphragm- he says it’s like he has done abs training- but in the top bit. He has lost his appetite ans can’t sleep. ...
Hi All Mums had a pretty rough journey since her diagnosis in March. Originally we were looking at chemoradiotherapy, surgery then more chemo but we found out after her first CT and PET scan that she has a hypermobile oesophagus due to EDS so radiotherapy...
12 years ago, after a year of visiting my GP with symptoms, I was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer. It was too large and complex to be operated on. I was given 6-12 months prognosis without treatment. 2 years with treatment. Chemo and radiotherapy were...
Hi My husband has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer which has grown quite quickly up to 11cm in a matter of weeks. Surgery is not an option as it is too close to the windpipe. Hoping to shrink it with Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin. On a feeding tube...
