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I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December. Lovely Christmas present. I started on FLOT chemotherapy.bi had a pain in my chest a week after having the first stint of therapy. I was told it was a heart attack so no operation. I don't think it...
Hi My poor old husband has oral lucoplakia caused by oesophageal cancer. Diagnosed at last after months of being told it was thrush. It is making him feel utterly miserable, and although he can swallow, he won't eat anything as the taste is ghastly...
Hi Is anyone on or has been treated with Folfox a chemo drug?
Hi guys My girlfriend aged 36 has just been diagnosed with this awful disease its a t4an3cm1 9cm in the osphucus its spread to her liver and lymphnodes... we are currently awaiting results from the hospital but was sent home with a discharge letter...
Is anybody else post-op still taking multivitamins? I’m on Forceval soluble once a day. I also take Lansoperazol 30mg twice a day.
Hello Friday past my brother finished his last session of chemo and tommorow he has his cat scan allthough the weeks of chemo really ran him down the 2nd week prior to the next round of chemo he done very well and eating better and better where now...
Hi everybody, I’m new to this forum. I hope you don’t mind me asking a question on behalf of my dad. He has had the pre-op chemo and is waiting for a date for his operation, probably at St Thomas’s in London. There was a pencilled in date for the 11th...
I'm thinking of booking a holiday next year to give me something to look forward to! Can anyone tell me roughly how long after the operation they were able to go swimming? Thanks Anthony
Hi. I am returning to this online forum after about 14 years (husband died 2010 - duodenal cancer) My brother had an endoscopy ten days ago after presenting with chest and back pains and suffering with acid reflux caused by hiatus hernia. He started...
On June 13th I received the devastating news that I have a suspicious 3 cm growth in my oesophagus. And I am on an NHS fast track for cancer diagnosis. Pathology results are back. I do not know what it shows but it must be malignancy or else other tests...
