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Hello everyone. My mum is 85 next month and was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer a few months ago. It is advanced. She has no pain but struggles to eat. She has had a stent put in but chose not to have any other treatment. She feels too old and frail...
Is anyone on here suffering pain on the site where the incision is to deflate the lung. I am 16 months post op and still experiencing pain which gets worse as the day progresses
My father is due to start his second cycle tomorrow and has been told they will be upping the dose from 75% to 100% as he has had no symptoms in the first cycle. Has anyone had this? In my mind it is good he has no symptoms and it seems crazy to change...
Hi everyone, so after 10 months of sheer disbelief, anger, pain and gruelling treatment, today I got the news I so desperately needed to hear. I started on this journey in September of last year being diagnosed with t3 m1 and n0 with the tumour sitting...
Hi all, my mum has just had a formal diagnosis for oesophageal cancer. She is 82 and surgery is not an option. We are also waiting back regarding a shadow found on her lung. She is struggling to swallow anything at the moment and is suffering badly from...
Hey All - I've been in the group for a whole but not posted. I really appreciate reading everyone' s posts. My mum was first diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in the summer of 2022 when she was 58. She had the FLOT chemo and operation followed by more...
Recent biopsy results and an initial CT scan confirmed my husband has oesophageal cancer. He is now waiting for a PET scan (tomorrow) and an ultrasound endoscopy next week before doctors can establish the size of the tumour and offer more info and a treatment...
Hi my mum was diagnosed last August with Oesophageal cancer . Was told not curable but did get 6 cycles of chemo which finished end of January. They were happy with how she responded and had her repeat ct scan on the 30th April, we are finally getting...
Hello, I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with OC at the junction with the top of my stomach, I have had PET scan, CT scan, laposcophy (however you spell it) an 2 x endoscopy: I was informed that they saw a couple of white bits in my stomach so confirmed...
My partner was diagnosed in February of this year, unfortunately it was found to have spread to the lymph nodes in neck resulting in a stage 4 diagnosis and palliative care route. He attempted to start chemo last week but unfortunately the side effects...
