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Hello I’m new to here, 2 weeks ago my husband had chest pain and was admitted to hospital, after having a CT on his chest they found something abnormal on the oesophagus. They gave him a endoscopy and told us they found a 4cm tumour and they have taken...
Hi My husband's tumour hasn't really changed after nearly 4 months of FOLFOX and his oncologist is talking about chemoradiotherapy instead. Tumour is still around 11cm. The radiotherapy will be five days a week and for five weeks. Having read up...
Hi. I’m new to this group and hoping it’s ok I am here and not intruding as I haven’t had official diagnosis. I’m a 41 year old Mother and struggling. I am currently awaiting an endoscopy as they suspect I have oesophageal cancer but it’s not until...
Hello, I've just joined the forums and have filled in my profile. I'd like to connect with anyone going through similar. I was once offered an Osophagectomy, but the cancer is too close to the Larynx and so surgical approach was recently altered to...
Hello everyone. My husband (who is 69) was diagnosed with cancer of the gastro-oesophageal junction at the end of last year. We've been told it's curable and he's recently started his pre-op FLOT chemo. He was fine for a couple of days but then had quite...
Hi, I had my gastroscopy last Thursday. I had no problem with my throat when I went in. Now, five days later my throat still feels thick and sore. Is this normal?
Hello everyone this is my first post however I have found this forum helpful reading about other people's experiences. I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer at the junction of my stomach on 14th October 2025 following trouble swallowing food. ...
Well getting scan results on Friday 13th definitely doubled my stress levels. My previous scan in Oct showed thickening in the area I had the tumour before chemo and radiotherapy and that it had spread to lymph nodes on both sides. I was told I was...
Hi guys, its been a while from I've been on but wanted to ask for some help. My partner is 50 he's 3 years post op and suppose doing ok, however he cant get back to work as all he seems to do is throw up and be on the toilet. At night time he chokes...
Another new one to this forum, just waiting chemo start date and then onto the big op. Last 8 weeks have been a surreal whirlwind of tests but all the medical professionals have been amazing and so kind and my husband been giving me amazing support. Ive...
