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Hi all My husband is 36 and been diagnosed with esophagus cancer. He was having trouble swallowing and he had to get an endoscopy. They found a 3cm tumor He had ct scan which showed no spread and consultant said they would do 3 months of chemotherapy...
Hello every one! I’ve been reading through this all night and it’s been great to hear about other folk in the same boat! I’m just here to introduce myself as a new member of the forum and share my story of the past year - sorry if this rambles or breaks...
Hello, I've got my first meeting with the upper GI consultant next Wednesday. Can I ask what people ate in the early days of diagnosis, please? I'm have small meals, mashed down with a fork, and still am poorly afterwards. I have porridge in the morning...
Hello everyone My mother in law had a gastroscopy last week with the doctor finding a nodule/lesion that he said looked suspicious. He took multiple biopsies and sent them to the lab for testing, classing it as urgent. Does anyone know how 'urgent...
My partner, Stuart, was shown a bib to cover the tube but he hated it and I can’t blame him. Can anyone suggest anything less obvious. Anne
Hello ,, so sorry to come on here feeling like this I just want to hear your stories.. I have just found out my dad has 7cm tumour in oesophagus and during his ct scan a lesion shown on his liver the nurse has said it could be nothing bad but I fear...
Hi, My Partner (53) was diagnosed with metastatic esophageal cancer in November 2025 (T3N3M1) with mets in lungs, lymph nodes and liver. He was told at his initial appointment with the oncologist that he was going to be given 6 rounds of palliative...
Hi my dad has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and is about to have a picc line fitted and chemo to start in a week. He's having chemo called flot. (4 cycles then his op) I was wondering if anyone had any experience of this. The side effects they...
Weĺ, had the meeting with the consultant who confirmed the cancer. Now waiting on Pet scan, mri for liver, ct scan showed a spot there, tests on heart and lungs the we decide what treatment , if any, is possible. Im still having problems with my throat...
I am two years post op it is 4.00 am and I have been up all night with acid reflux. This is the worst it has ever been.
