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hi. i was diagnosed with t3 in october and have have now completed chemo and proton therapy and had operation in february. Happily now been told by surgery team I am cancer free. However, now as mop up, the oncologist has suggested I consider immunotherapy...
Firstly thank you to all on here who have been so supportive and helpful through the diagnosis and pre op chemotherapy journey. The support and advice has been so helpful and I have learned so much from the experiences of others. Chris had his op on 16...
Good morning My growth is at the OG junction, I am swallowing fine, no spicy food, onions or garlic. I have to eat/drink slowly. My 1st meal, porridge tends to go down, no problems as do yogurts. My other meals are then hit and miss, which are becoming...
I have been feeling lousy the past few days. Suffering badly with reflux pain in the side where the scar is and feeling totally exhausted And on top of that i have cut the roof of my mouth which is making eating difficult
hi there, I am new to this community although we are on the second stage of my partners treatment and I have read some of your discussions previously which have helped me support in the early days of diagnosis and chemotherapy. Thank you. We had a diagnosis...
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experienced something similar or has any thoughts. My mum has oesophageal cancer and has been having chemo and immunotherapy, mostly every 3 weeks since December. She also has a stent in place....
Currently waiting for the rest of test results and advice. They are really struggling with eating and swallowing. Feeling a bit in limbo right now
My Mum has an infection and possibly a temperature, but we can't tell if it's just the thermometer that is wrong. We went to the doctors a few days ago, results on Monday. In the meantime told to see if antibiotics help but to call if it gets worse...
Hi guys, I’ve just had round 2 of post op flot (though the infusion bottle didn’t empty this time) and feeling absolutely awful. My mind is working overtime considering what to do next. Do I call it quits and stop now, go for round 3 but reduce the...
Hello how are you all, I have a few questions if I may. My friend had surgery in December to remove the cancer and had two flot post surgery. He could not have anymore as he was as too unwell. He is late sixties. He had stage 3 and 2 LN had cancer...
