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Hello all my friend had the oesophagus surgery to remove the cancer and at the same time 40 lymph nodes were taken for analysis. Today he went back to see the consultant who confirmed they had removed all of the cancer and the surgery was successful...
Hi Has anyone had the above ( HBOT). Ive read it can help with chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Hi everyone What a week this has been… Last Tuesday I went for an Endoscopy, following on from a 2WW referral my GP had requested the previous week. Straight after the procedure the Endoscopist informed myself and my partner that he had found a tumour...
Having been told that I have this cancer rocked our world a bit as it was not expected, but as so many people have since said it's treatable that may or may not be the case as I've also been told by the surgeon that it is a stage 4 cancer and is likely...
My partner, Stuart, has an nj tube and a tracheostomy. Both as a result of cancer. The first from an oesophagectomy in November 24 and hasn’t been able to swallow safely since. The latter from a reoccurrence of the cancer causing vocal cord palsy. I fully...
Well, what a nightmare. All tests supposedly done. Not eaten or drank for a few days, now 1 week into hospital, 2 failed and three stalled feeding tubes, lung infection, water infection and now bugs in bowels so isolating, although grateful for quiet...
Following on from my post introducing myself and my symptoms etc, I thought I would just post a quick update. Yesterday, I sat through 5 hours of various drips, and then came home with a 24 hour pump/drip. I have been dreading side effects, but I can...
Hi I'm new here, my Dad has just been told he has cancer which is a 5cm tumor at the GOJ joint following an endoscopy and biopsys. This has obviously come as a great shock to us and we are still processing this. We are currently waiting on news from...
Diagnosed 5cm GOJ, PET & CT scan tomorrow the 9th March, its been hard so far for all my family as, im very active and fit. This forum has given me the best positivity from what ive read so far ( not reading or looking elsewhere). I follow and wish you...
I have been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. The tumour is right on the junction of the oesophagus and the stomach. I am having difficulty getting food to pass into my stomach. My first dose of chemo is tomorrow (9th March), and I am dreading it!...
