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Hello my husband was diagnosed with oesophageal stage 4 advanced cancer 14 weeks ago and has just had his first chemo treatment. He still is in denial about this and refuses to talk to anyone about it and only wants to be informed of what he needs to...
Hi, my mum is 75 and has been told she has a 5cm tumor in her oesophagus. She's had a pet and ct scan and they're doing a biopsy for 1 lympnode to see if it's infected. She is a stong woman for her age. Doctor said no surgery available if node comes back...
Hello This feels strange, I originally posted on here that I was diagnosed with a Neuroendocrine OJ T3N2M0, I have had 2 rounds 21 days apart of carbo/etoposide, side effect, nausea, mild fatigue, stomach discomfort, hair loss, mouth ulcers, mouth thrush...
Hi everyone, I came on with a thread on my mum’s initial diagnosis of T3,N1,M0 after CT and biopsy. We were waiting for a PET scan. Mum has now had her PET scan and the results are that she has Metz in liver and ilium. They have obviously said that...
well we got a port date weds then first autoimmune treatment starts we hope as this last few days he been in so much pain from pancreatic infections had just fluid and anti meds placed in , the thing is he been saying this for last few months and from...
Hello all. New member here so thought I’d share my experience so far. 2021 I had a referral from my GP due to symptoms of feeling bloated and struggling to eat certain foods. It all began with a colonoscopy which came back as some mild IBS. I was then...
Hi, I’m 25 years old, active and generally healthy, I have type 1 diabetes. I had an endoscopy 10th November and they took some biopsies. No results yet, was told I’d be informed by the GP but I now have an appointment with the gastroenterologist on the...
i just made this account today. my dad got diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, which we then found out he also has cancer in this liver and his lung. we still haven’t even had the PET scan and i’m scared it’s spread more. it’s been like 2 weeks and it...
Hi everyone, A quick question from me- My dad has Oesophageal cancer - diagnosed 4 months ago and told he has months. He has done 4 rounds of chemo and 2 rounds of immunotheraphy. He has not had any severe symptoms and seems very strong/ has not noticably...
Hi all, my husband has been told as the margins weren’t clear after surgery that even though he has finished the FLOT surgery sandwich that we are now looking at 5 weeks of 5 days a week radiation with tablet chemo. I suppose I am really asking if anyone...
