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Hi my name is Simon i have just recently joined the group hope to gain some ideas and info on how to cope/deal with my Cancer diagnosis..
Hi all, my husband has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer on the 10th of April. we went to A&E on the 5th of February as he was very weak blood test showed that he was anaemic and losing blood internally. They sent him home without doing any tests...
Hi everyone, I’m new here! I posted this in a few places as I'm not sure how this all quite works yet! My wonderful dad (61) was diagnosed with stage 3 squamous cell esophageal cancer in November, with a staging of T3N1M0, well-differentiated . His...
My partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy November 2024. Pathology results indicated that there were cancer cells present however they were graded as low risk and unlikely to come back. However, in October 25 he developed strider which paralysed his one...
Hello, My husband was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer last may, he has had CAPOX treatment which has proven quite successful, however there were mets to lymph nodes and rib so is now on a course of another treatment for those. I am just wondering...
My husband started FLOT Tuesday had 3 days good until yesterday he had dry , scratchy throat. During the night he had his first throat spasm which panic him but I stayed calm and got warm water.During the night he was coughing and bringing green phlegm...
Hi guys, My dad was diagnosed in November as stage 3.He had the 4 rounds of FLOT and the surgery 1 month ago.He is doing well and seems to be managing to eat. He is aware i have been on here reading about everybody’s journey and has asked me to post on...
Hi just looking for some reassurance really My mum was diagnosed May ‘24. Finished the chemo and had her Ivor Lewis procedure end of November. Did not have the follow up chemo because she was deemed not well enough She was fine all last year, slow...
Hi all my mum finished her treatment for oesophageal cancer on 6th March 2026. She had 4 lots of chemo and radiotherapy for 5 days a week for 5 weeks and the tumour has thankfully gone. She is slowly returning to her old self however she is still having...
Hi, I have just received the diagnosis of Stage 4 Oesophageal Cancer, it's deemed incurable as I have lesions on my liver shown to be cancer. I feel so surreal, I don't feel ill at all - only have a slight issue swallowing when I initially start eating...
