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Hello, i hope you are all as well as you can be. Here is my cancer story . Referred myself to my GP in Nov 23 with what felt like perpetual trapped wind at the top of my stomach and some sharp pain after hot drinks or alcohol. Got blood tests...
I should start with a bit of background. My husband was told he had oesophageal cancer on 30th December 2022. After the staging lap at the end of January we were told it was T3 N3 M0 (poorly differentiated - the worst kind) the tumour was 11cm and had...
Hi I'm a newly diagnosed esophageal cancer patient. The only reason I went to the docs was because I'd had a few intermittent episodes of regurgitation, but usually after a few too many beers so wasn't at all worried. That was on the 18th of March and...
Hi. Just thought I’d reach out to see if anyone can relate to my situation. I’m over five months since having three way Oesophageal Surgery. I was doing really well with fitness and eating levels. Then last Friday (after a Chinese Takeaway which did not...
Hello, I’m really worrying. 2 months ago, when I swallowed food. It got stuck (not choking). I drank water and it felt like it was filling up on top. After a couple of minutes it went down, this happened twice more within the same month. This hasn’t happened...
Andy has recieved his date for surgery , its getting very scarey now !! Does anyone have any tips as to what we'll need to have ready to take to the hospital . Trying to be prepared . Many thanks Vonn I hope youre all doing well you've all been...
Hi everyone, Just reaching out to see if anybody having CAPOX treatment is having any other treatment apart from immunotherapy, my husband tested negative for this but surely there is something else in place of immunotherapy. We have to hope that...
Hubby diagnosed oesophagus cancer T2 N1 M0 Oct 22, 4 rounds of FLOT completed 1st Feb 23, ivor Lewis surgery 28th March 2023. Restarted next round of FLOT, 2 more to go. The surgeon's, onogology and the lovely macmillan nurses at kingsmill hospital are...
Hi I’ve not been on this forum for a while but just wanted to offer some positivity to others who have gone through surgery recently . My husband had his OC surgery in Dec 22 ..He was almost 65 at the time .He had two thirds of his oesophagus removed...
My mum has just been diagnosed with CA oesophagus,no spread.Not fit enough for surgery or chemo but has been offered curative radiotherapy.Had a mapping appointment this week and waiting to hear a s rt date for 4 weeks of radiotherapy.Anyone in a similar...
