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Hi everyone I am so happy today after seeing my oncologist for the results of my scan following 5 weeks of daily radiotherapy alongside chemotherapy of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel. I was unsuitable for surgery due to health issues and as everyone here...
Hi there Mum mum who has oesophagus cancer is 4 weeks into radiotherapy, with 2 weeks left. The last few days she is struggling with a tight and painful oesophagus, she says her throat is so sore and dry so she can’t really talk. She has a tummy RIG...
My husband has just had another longer stent fitted. He seems to be having excessive phlegm, I’m just wondering if anybody else suffers with a lot of phlegm and if there are any tips on how to reduce it?
Hello everyone, I'm just wanting to speak to those who would understand, I'm in a bit of a shock at the moment. I don't see my dad very often, we live a long away apart. Last time I spoke with him was end of September. I had a call from him this evening...
Hi. Just been diagnosed with this. I thought it would be good to talk to others
Hi, My partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy November 24. Since then he has been unable to swallow safely relying on nasal gastric tube for nutrition. He also had unilateral vocal cord palsy but the damaged cord was injected and he could speak clearly...
I find this forum very helpful but it seems that majority of members are male. Are there any other women like me going through this?
Hi, I'm 28 and have just been hit with the devastating news that my dad has esophageal cancer. It's rather advanced, has already spread to his liver and his lungs. I appreciate the outlook is probably worst case scenario by this time, but I was hoping...
He is back in hospital for the second time in 3 weeks. He was admitted on Sunday because the district nurses didnt like the look of him as he was extremely pale & felt dizzy & he had also had a fall in the night. When he was admitted the dr who saw him...
So my dad was initially diagnosed as stage 3 in Feb 2023 - after an intense chemoradio schedule he was given the all clear in November 2023 and been clear up until July this year when he was getting difficulty swallowing again and scans found though the...
