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I have now received my provisional result of T3 N1 M0 which to my understanding means the tumour has not spread to other vital organs but is in one or two Lymph nodes. I have been told the MDT have met to discuss my case and will be contacting me to discuss...
Well after much waiting my husband finally had his first face to face monitoring appointment seven months post surgery …I finally got the chance to ask the question I’ve wanted to ask for ages ! ‘At what stage are we at now as the oncologist was hesitant...
Hi All I'm 3.5 years post oesophagectomy and no signs of any recurrence which is fantastic! But ever since I had my cancer treatment I've felt really 'old' physically. I was diagnosed with stage 2 oesophageal cancer at age 46 and was always fairly...
Hi, My husband had surgery in March 2022 to remove tumour and 2/3rds of his stomach, post surgery chemo ( belt and braces)seemed to do all sorts of damage to his digestion. He still has no appetite st all and feels awful for a couple of hours after...
Hi My husband is finding difficult to no what to eat if he has a drink it feels full and he is suffering with dumping mental it is begin to wear him down. They say eat little and often but we are not sure what to eat the hospital gave us lots of information...
Hi, can anyone help my dad as had a stent fitted, he was fine eating soft foods for a couple of weeks but now he is unable to eat only drink liquids. The problem is phlegm stuck by stent that just won’t come up he as always suffered with this since...
Hi all, Firstly, I've been reading a lot on this forum and I'm sorry that so many people are going through such hardship, much like myself. In Apr a routine OGD & biopsies found a small tumour as base of oesophagus. In June, I had a successful ESD...
Hi, my husband has just been told that he has oesophageal cancer after months of swallowing problems and heartburn. He has had an endoscopy and biopsy but the biopsy results aren’t conclusive as to which type of oesophageal cancer he has. We have only...
My husband has oesophageal cancer and constantly throws up mostly mucus but sometimes semi digested food. I crush his pills to make it easier to swallow them but his makes it difficult to calculate how much he has lost and whether to give him more. The...
My 40 year old son has been told he has cancer of the oesophagus, he is due to start chemotherapy soon, would really appreciate any advice o the effects my son could go through, also any advice on his type of cancer, thank you so much x
