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Hello, My dad has recently been diagnosed with Stage 3 Oesophageal cancer and is about to start chemo this Wednesday. In the last two weeks since his laparoscopy, he’s lost a huge amount of weight and is looking incredibly frail. He’s been unable to...
My name is Ray ( or Geoferret ) and I have been going through treatment for oesophageal cancer at the junction with my stomach since diagnosis in March 23. I consider my self pretty positive and single minded when I need to be. I have had four rounds...
Hello, My husband was told three years ago that he had Stage 4 terminal bladder cancer. Miraculously, he could be treated with immunotherapy and had a total response. He was declared cancer-free about 18 months ago. He had difficulty swallowing but...
well still no clearer spoke to doctor still got wait 6 weeks now we have cancelled last chemo till we have the results and pickle line put back on i know he could have one on his chest but that terrified him so he have the pickle line put back in which...
Hi I got diagnosed last June with t3 tumour, and lymph nodes. Did chemo and radio. I know have re growth , new lymph and gone to my lungs ..got told I need emmitiate treatment, still waiting. Immun herapy and chemo is my next treatment. Just mad with...
I have posted here from time-to-time over the past four years, since my dear wife was first diagnosed with primary oesophageal cancer which was apparently dealt with at the time by surgery. However we have now been told that the secondaries she has since...
Hi everyone. I’m just at the start of this journey. Received my diagnosis last Tuesday and booked in for my PET scan tomorrow. I have had an endoscopy and CT scan and my consultant has said that, at the moment, I am on a “curative pathway”. I’m trying...
HI, just wondering if anyone has any advice on heavy bursts of diarrhea, my partner finishd all treatment about13 months ago, sometimes he gets dumping and also late dumping but from Friday it just diarrhea every day several times, like to 10am and its...
My Dad had oesophagus cancer his treatment ended 3 years ago December. He had 1 months of intense radiotherapy only every day. 3 years down the line and all scans are clear and no narrowing of his oesophagus. Question, would he still be getting side effects...
I’m just wondering if anyone else is having the above, I had my surgery in 2020 and got back to eating fairly well, smaller amounts obviously but I was as happy as I could be. Then during 2021 after I had eaten I was getting really horrible pain, it felt...
