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Hi I am new to the forum ( my 1st post), here goes. I have had Barrets for many years, on my last surveillance endoscopy 7 weeks ago, they confirmed changes, but not cancer. However, 12cm higher up they have found squamous cell carcinoma, which has...
Hi, newbie to the forum and thought I'd introduce myself. I was diagnosed with stage 4 OC in Feb of this year. As is the case with everyone, shocking news to deal with - a nightmare from which you never wake- at least that's how I still feel. My chemo...
I’m half way through my treatment plan and currently on week 3 of radiotherapy , what it is I am now finding it hard to eat food only thing I am eating is cornflakes, weetabix and soup anyone got advise on what food I can eat
Hi, just looking for some advice please, we have just been told that my 86 year old dad has oesophageal cancer, he has had swallowing problems for about 13 months and has been NG tube fed following an endoscopy tear for 8 weeks. This time after being...
I have 13xm Barrets diagnosed some 8 years ago , my specialist hit me with some options last week that scared the life out of me. RFA , cryo and finally an oesophagectomy to remove half my oesophagus. The oesophagectomy scares me somewhat as YEP I googled...
Hi. I have just joined (abit late to the party!). This is my first post. I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in March 2021. I had difficulty swallowing but have never had acid reflux or any digestion problems It was such a shock. I had only been in...
Hi, I am new to the forum and trying to do as much research as possible on behalf of my Father who was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer last year, he had 8 cycles of Chemotherapy & immunotherapy - Capox & Nivolumab. The 8 cycles were super effective...
Hi After a wait of 8 months since diagnosis, we are plodding on with the chemo (round 5 tomorrow). My husband is a pessimist, and while I play the optimism card, really I'm in a continuous state of anxiety. We won't have any scan results until the end...
Hi, I'm new to posting here but have been lurking for a while since being diagnosed back in November last year. I just wanted to introduce myself I have stage 4 cancer at the gastro oesphagusus junction and that had spread to liver, lungs and lymph...
My Husbands surgery is 1st July and we've been told will be 8-9 hours. I was a complete wreck on the day of his staging laparoscopy but maybe it was because of the fear of what they'd find? I don't want to be sitting around moping but also concerned...
