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Hi all, I have unfortunately been diagnosed after an endoscopy found a 3cm tumour, located 32cm depth. I am currently awaiting a treatment plan which I am expecting it to be chemo followed by an operation. Pain has been an issue and eating is sore but...
Evening All, So my Dad is 79 and has really struggled with nutrition and been extremely stubborn refusing to consume anything whilst saying he was fine. He was finally admitted to hospital last week due to dehydration as advices by the consultant and...
Hello I am pleased that I have found this forum, not exactly overjoyed at why I have joined it though, like most I suspect. I seem to have had a long journey to diagnosis, and am still on that journey in terms of more tests. I have had Barretts Oesophagus...
Hey there everyone I’m new here and have read chats and found them very useful but also scary. My husband was diagnosed end of January ( well I say diagnosed, he had to have three separate biopsies taken and wait 10 days after each to hear ‘unconfirmed...
Hi, my wife has oesophageal cancer, she is waiting for treatment to start at the end of May, she can only eat liquid foods, but now is getting a little pain in the right hand side of her rib cage? Has anyone else had any issues with this, is it normal...
I have OC that is inoperable and have had radical chemoradiotherapy that failed. (Partial response). As yet no signs or symptoms of locally advanced or metastatic disease but I know it is only a matter of time. I am relatively asymptomatic at present...
My parent is stage 4 and terminal. They have just had a stent fitted and I'm struggling to think of meal ideas to tempt them. They are meant to be on a soft diet, but some of the advice we have been given by the dietician, doctor and the booklet they...
Hello, my husband has recently been unwell and I took him to the doctors, he's not old 53 and very physically fit. He had an endoscopy yesterday and they confirmed oesophagus cancer, yet they've not even done the biopsy. We now need to wait for a few...
Hello all. I won't say it's nice be here, but it's good to know there's somewhere to talk to people in the same boat. I was diagnosed Feb/March.
Hi All, Sorry we have been missing for a while, there have been many things going on and time has not been on our side recently. Dal is currently waiting on an MRI as the most recent scan has shown "something bigger" on the liver, near where the radiotherapy...
