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Hi everyone. I’m not really used to forums but here goes as I’m completely lost and if I’m honest frightened. So I was first diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in may 24. Chemo and radiation treatment soon followed for a few weeks, then I had break...
4 weeks ago I wrote that I had been diagnosed with an 8cm tumor following an endoscopy and biopsies. The next day was a CT, followed by a call the week later from the surgeon confirming adenocarcinoma but saying they are provisionally planning for chemo...
My husband has a Adenocarcinoma extending into stomach T3 N1 diagnosis and completed 6 cycles of Capox chemotherapy last treatment 7th April and capecitabine tablets finished on 28th April. He will continue with Pembrolizumab immunotherapy every 6 wks...
hi you lovelies, so after a very vague, "we cant tell you too much" conversation from my stoke oncologist, thank god my surgeon Bruno from Churchill called with the results of the PET scan that i pushed for. Our heads went a bit dark at home, but we are...
My husband has been diagnosed with inoperable gastrooesophageal junction cancer. Not on major organs but in the outer intestinal lining and lymph nodes. He is unable to tolerate anything orally and has had an NJ tube inserted 6 weeks and has osmalite...
I have a friend diagnosed with oesopkageal cancer and stomach cancer. She has a stent fitted, however can still only take in liquids. The dietician reccommended nutrition such as ensure, however they don't stay down very well. I am putting together a...
For some reason I am unable to copy and paste text. Please see screenshot of a message I posted to a FB support group. I am just wondering if anybody here has had a similar experience. Thank you x
Hello, it's been 15 months since I first went to my GP with swallowing and reflux problems. Initial diagnosis was Barretts with Low Grade Displasia. Subsequent follow ups raised this to High Grade Displasia followed by 2 EMR prodedures and now at the...
Hi all, I am new to the forum and have so much info running through my head I can't think straight. Recently diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer which they seem to have caught early and it hasn't spread. The Oncologist told me that it's a very big/life...
Hi all, just starting my own journey and no doubt will post more as I progress through the labrynth and reach various crossroads. Enough to say at the mo that an edoscopy diagnosed a Squamous Cell Carcinoma and I'm now proceeding through all the usual...
