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Hi, My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 with local lymph nodes affected nearly 4 years ago, he wasn't a candidate for surgery so he underwent daily radiotherapy and weekly chemo back in 2020 during the first lock down. He had a stent fitted in Nov...
HI Just wondering if anyone has any advice on breathing issues? my partners treatment all finished a year and half ago but everything he does he has to rest and cant get a breathe, is this normal? Just simple things like making tea going up to the...
Hi. Things happen so quickly yet time also seems to drag. Had appointment with consultant today following diagnosis and ct scan. Not what I expected, there are secondaries in the liver so surgery is out of the question desperately disappointed that this...
Hello everyone … So 7 years ago my step dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer at the age of 76. Despite his age he ended up having chemotherapy which made him so poorly and ended up having the operation to remove the stage 4 Cancer it was all hard...
Hi again, I just wondered if anyone out there that has had a squamous upper esophagus tumor removed? We have been told my husbands tumor is inoperable due to it being so far up near the windpipe. Should we get a second opinion? are there any wizard...
I’m new to this group and just wanted to say hi. I was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer In mid-Jan and I start my first round of FLOT tomorrow. I’m feeling very nervous about it as the list of possible side effects is a tough read but trying to stay...
Hi I'm new to this community but not to cancer as I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer a few years ago. The waiting I agree was so difficult for myself and my family. Today I was informed I have tiny nodules on both lungs and was suddenly filled with...
I need a couple of my teeth replaced that where removed after my treatment and have looked at implants but have been given mixed information on the time scale between the end of flot treatment and when it can be done . Some dentist are willing to go ahead...
My poor husband has suffered unbearably from extreme side effects from Flott and after 2 cycles has decided to stop chemo. unfortunately he had no respite of symptoms between the cycles so much so he had to wait 4 weeks in between cycles as he was...
Hi everyone. A few weeks ago my Dad started feeling unwell, vomiting specks of blood, slight trouble swallowing, rapid weight loss. Fast forward to a few days ago following on from the CT and he's been told Oesophageal stage 4 and he only has months,...
