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Hi my very close friend has recently been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer he is only 58. They have found a 4cm tumor in his lower oesophagus. He has pain in his chest and round his back. He is finding that food feels like it is getting stuck. He has...
afternoon was just checking whats left of the state of my stomach and chest, belly button is bit of a mess, just having a little poke about and can now feel a hard lump size of a pea that was not there before, after effect of laparoscopy possibly? didnt...
HI all, I love reading all the positive comments from everyone on here. I was referred to the One Stop Shop at St Thomas' in September to assess whether chemo and surgery or just surgery was the way to go when I received the devastating news that...
Hi Survivors. I am 10+ years since my Ivor Lewis Surgery and still here, which is amazing. I had 28 lymph nodes removed during my curative surgery. Apart from now having Lymphocitic Colitis, I am doing fine, being 63yo and all and working full time...
Afternoon, My dad has oesophageal cancer and had radiotherapy in June 2024, his swallowing returned to normal and he was flying. In September we were told the primary tumour had gone from his oesophagus but it was lighting up in 1 lymph node. They planned...
Hi. diagnosed 8 weeks ago and have been invited to go on trial for proton therapy at christies. Luckily have been accepted on trial but was originally told the chemo was capecitabine (a tablet form) were is little hair loss, and carboplatin. Now been...
Hi all, I posted back in Nov/Dec last year following my partner being diagnosed with T4 oesophagus cancer at the G junction. He hadn't been ill at all, just started to feel uncomfortable when eating, feeling the food was getting stuck. When this didn...
Hello, i hope all is as well as it can be with you. I had sucessful Ivor Lewis op earlier this year , 4 pre op FLOT chemo and 4 post op FLOT , and i now realise that whilst overweight I was fitter than I thought I was and that helped a lot with my...
Hi all, hope everyone is doing aswell as they can be. Thought I’d put a post out with the insight of trying to find a solution for something simple like protein powder! I’ve currently just started using a bulking powder from protein works and already...
Hello all, Rod has developed painful ears since his last infusion. The nurse was fascinated at the synchronicity of the slight swelling, on the top tips of both ears. He likened himself to Dr. Spock. This side effect has coincided with his very sore and...
