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I was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer after an endoscopy on 2nd February this year. I was seen by a surgeon who thought I was an ideal candidate for surgery as I was a fit and healthy 74 year old with no other medical issues and had always kept active...
Diagnosed today. Still taking everything in! Waiting for PET scan in Wigan We can do this!
been dianoised with a 1cm ulcerated tumour , i am having trouble swallowing its panful and some pain in the chest when not eating, what should i expect when i get my hospial appointment . i had gastroscopy done thursday, and 6 bi ops taken, i missed the...
Hi My partner has had a CT and a PET. We don't know the staging because we have not been told. But there is spread to 3 lymph nodes in the oeshagus. Two are close together near the tumor and one is much higher up. This has made it inoperable. He has...
Hi just reaching out to anyone on the form who may have had similar issues, I was diagnosed T3N1M0 back in December 2020 I have had the Ivor Lewis April 2021 pre op FLOT and post op pathology T0N1M0 which was fantastic then 2 more rounds of FLOT cut short...
An ESD of some 60mm a torn stomach lining which is repairing. I thank the day I got a nutribullet food blitzer. 3 weeks now of this and cant swallow even a paracetamol.without it getting stuck. I was diagnosed with biopsies of cancer and High grade...
Hi, My husband has just been Diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. It looks like it has spread to the lung and liver, we are waiting to have a liver biopsy to confirm that though. My head is spinning I just don't know how to cope with this, and I am sure...
Hi everyone- Just wanting to introduce myself and get some advice/support if that is ok! My stepdad has recently been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer around the start of May, they said it is T1/T3, he is a heavy smoker and has been for about 50 years...
Hi my mum is currently on her 2nd cycle of Capox as she has T4 stage oesophageal cancer along with liver mets. She’s due to have a scan after her 3rd cycle, my question is does she then get a break from treatment before starting cycle 4 or does next...
Haven’t posted in a while as my heart is token into a million pieces, Neil lost his battle with this horrible cancer on 22/4/22. We only had 5 months together after his diagnosis. We had been together 43 years and married for 39 not long enough, how do...
