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Hi everyone, I was diagnosed in April with stage 2 oesophageal cancer which was a shock. Am shortly to embark on five weeks of weekly chemotherapy and daily radiotherapy. Then I am to have keyhole surgery follow by possible immunotherapy. I am very...
Hi everyone. I am new to the forum although I did post last week. My mum has recently been diagnosed with a lesion on her oesophagus and a had a stent fitted and we are now pretty much in the dark. She was discharged from the hospital on Thursday with...
Hi all - my partner of 36 years has been diagnosed with this awful cancer and is luckily at TM2 - he has been advised to have chemo but has the added complication of having a genetic form of Charcot Marie Tooth disease .CMT can be very adversely affected...
Hiya everyone , just to keep people in the loop. My husband had the Ivor Lewis op on the 2nd June . The surgeon said it was the size of a small football. Husband spent 11 days in hospital. Zero complications. He is eating small meals as often as possible...
My husband has just completed his 4th FLOT over 8 weeks, we have been to see surgeon and been told the surgery is major, removing section of oesophageal cancer and then reattaching the stomach to it again, lung deflated, rib to be cracked it’s so scary...
My husband has undergone an Ivor Lewis op as so many of you have. We were under 3 weeks from unofficial diagnosis (visual on endoscope) many many further tests, to final diagnosis and treatment plan of skipping chemo straight to surgery. It has been just...
Hi everyone, new here. Ive recently been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer along with lung and liver ( stage 4 ). Ive always been a fighter and on the surface put on a brave face. Never suffered with mental health but lately feel this is getting the better...
Hello, I’m 26 years old and my dear sweet grandfather, who was more as a father figure to me was diagnosed with Stage 3 Oesophageal cancer last June 2024. He was only 66. He suffered from muscular dystrophy which affected his throat anyways so this was...
Hi All Mum was diagnosed back in March with squamous cell carcinoma, originally the plan was chemo/radio followed by surgery then either more chemo or immunotherapy but a spanner got thrown in the works because we found out she has hypermobility and...
My mum has been struggling to eat for the last few weeks, bringing up a white frothy fluid, and eventually after getting a CT scan last Wednesday they have advised that she has a lesion at the bottom of her oesophagus. She also has a lump on her chest...
