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Hello everyone, I haven't been on for a week or so as my laptop died! In the same time scale I have had a PET-CT, a CT Scan and an endoscopic ultrasound which was yesterday. Today I was discussed at the MDT and have been given an appointment for Monday...
Urgh, so we had the pet scan results . Wasn't the best news but not the absolute worst news! So after the op and his reduced mop up chemo , cancer is there . Small 2cm on the new oesophagus! He is to stay on immunotherapy and then in 4 weeks will start...
Hi Has anyone here experienced being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer that showed spread to soft tissue in groin thigh? If so was this the initial site of mets or a subsequent site! My understanding it is very rare but this has been the case with family...
hello I post regularly about my husband s oesophagal cancer in the lining inoperable having immunotherapy and capox which has shrunk it slighlty over the 7 months but the lack of appetite he lost 9 pounds isnt losing more but having a job putting it on...
Hi my husband was diagnosed in July with stage 3 tumour, he had first FLOT cycle September 9th terrible side effects Diarrhoea and nausea, he had to be admitted to hospital because he was so dehydrated, he’s still in Hospital feeling much better, now...
Hi all, i haven’t posted anything or been on this forum for about 2 years now and I am just wondering if anyone has started having any difficulties eating 3 years post op? I had my op to remove a 3cm tumour at bottom of Esophagus at stomach junction...
I had the Ivor Lewis procedure January 2024. I had my six monthly check up last week and my weight had dropped a little. There was only the doctor at the appt. He asked questions and checked me over . Yesterday I had a call from a dietician I was...
Hi everyone I’m wondering if anyone has any help or guidance on dealing with initial oesophageal cancer diagnosis with spread to liver. However do you process this information and carry on? Chemo starts tomorrow with immunotherapy. Should point out...
Hi I'm new on here, I've been reading for a few weeks but this is my first post. On the 7th June 25 after a endoscopy I was diagnosed with a 5cm malignant tumour, this was two weeks after a self financed CT Scan through the NHS that highlighted no major...
Hi. My first posting. I started having difficulty swallowing in June which alarmed me as my husband died from OC 10 years ago. I've been diagnosed with cancer in the GOJ in the last few weeks and an MRI shows that it has spread to my liver so I am not...
