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Hi all, So I am now 2 weeks post Ivor Lewis op and am back home. The op went well and the histology shows no further spread which is the best news. I’m suffering a lot with post op pain, mostly back and chest when coughing, yawning etc. Also my...
I had a phone call with the cancer hospital today and they outlined my plan of treatment. I can’t have radiotherapy because one of my lymph nodes higher up is affected and they are worried about damaging my lungs. So I start chemotherapy soon-one day...
Hi all…I haven’t posted for a while on here but feeling quite low because I suspect that treatment hasn’t worked. My cancer was graded stage 4 as the tumour had grown through my oesophagus & wrapped itself around my aorta so surgery wasn’t an option...
Hello everyone, I am new here and don’t know who else to talk to. My dad 73 was recently diagnosed in March with stage 2-3 adenocarcinoma esophageal cancer found via an endoscopy after difficulty swallowing. He then had CT, Pet scan, and ultrasound endoscopy...
Hi, this is my first post. My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 oesophageal cancer a few weeks ago. His ct scans looked clear and they told us it was localised as far as they could see. He couldn't have surgery as he has heart problems and other health...
Hi , recently diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. All a bit of a shock ! Awaiting a PET scan in 10 days. Don’t know anyone with cancer at all , so have joined this forum to share our experiences thru this all.
4 months ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 osophagus cancer. I was deemed as stage 4 and incurable because I had tumours in my osophagus, but also one near my kidney in my lymthnodes which meant they could not operate. My oncologist was pretty brutal I...
My partner had a stent fitted last Thursday, he’s been in pain ever since. I called the red card and they said he needed to go to a&e straight away as he may have a blockage . QE admitted him last Monday , he’s now had a barium swallow to see what’s going...
Hi everyone My husband was diagnosed with both lung cancer and oespheogal cancer back in Feb 2019 (both different types of cancer). He had a radical 6 week course of chemo and radiotherapy as they were unable to operate due to the lung cancer and his...
Hi Ive just found and signed up to this forum. I'm 61 and in February this year was diagnosed with stage 4 Oesophageal cancer which has spread to 2 nearby lymph nodes and liver metastases. I have had my first treatment in hospital of chemotherapy...
