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Hi all, Had a routine screening Endoscopic ultrasound for pancreas which is all clear but they picked up a lump mid oesophagus, not good news. He made a crude drawing of a lump on one side and was deliberately vague. I had been coughing up a bit of...
Hi I’m bit confused, My scan in April mentioned that the node on my liver and the gastro lymph node have both reduced in size and also significant regression of the gastro oesophageal junction tumour seen. The results I received this time from my...
Hi there, my mum has recently been diagnosed with this cancer at age 63 and I am finding it extremely hard to cope with the news as I have already lost my dad and have no siblings. She’s already had an endoscopy and CT scan with dye we’ve had a meeting...
Hi My dads had oesophagus cancer and had the op to remove it in Feb this year …. Since the operation he hasn’t really seen or heard off anyone until today …. hes been for a check up with the consultant today and they have just said he’s doing really...
going in for pre op assessment and then oncologist meeting to see which way they want to treat my T2 cancer. trying so hard to maintain my weight prior to any procedure, but nearly everytime i eat, feels like food is stuck, then massive amount of thick...
Last year I was successfully treated for oesophageal cancer with FLOT chemo and surgery. After a period of recovery and feeling quite well I started to get a bit of discomfort in my chest. As we all do, I immediately thought cancer. After a CT, PET-CT...
Hi all, Just a quick post about the operation which I have coming up on Wednesday the 28th to remove 1/3 stomach and part of my esophagus I am set to have the Robotic procedure which I am grateful for as I was set to have open surgery before but enquired...
Just to say , after not being able to swallow anything for 9 months ,after months of radiotherapy and chemotherapy , the tumour has finally gone and this week my friend had her first sip of tea and tentative try of eating real food . I'll never take the...
My husband is the one with the cancer, I came on this site for support at this awful time. My emotions are all over the place and trying to take in all of the information is horrendous. Even getting his medication right is so scarey. I look forward to...
so recently diagnosed T2 after breast oncologist ignored all the symptons of weight loss, no appetite, etc, any way gp got involved, but my god last 2 days, not sure if its been down to stress at home, havent been able to keep anything down, horrible...
