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Hi all, i haven’t posted anything or been on this forum for about 2 years now and I am just wondering if anyone has started having any difficulties eating 3 years post op? I had my op to remove a 3cm tumour at bottom of Esophagus at stomach junction...
I had the Ivor Lewis procedure January 2024. I had my six monthly check up last week and my weight had dropped a little. There was only the doctor at the appt. He asked questions and checked me over . Yesterday I had a call from a dietician I was...
Hi everyone I’m wondering if anyone has any help or guidance on dealing with initial oesophageal cancer diagnosis with spread to liver. However do you process this information and carry on? Chemo starts tomorrow with immunotherapy. Should point out...
Hi I'm new on here, I've been reading for a few weeks but this is my first post. On the 7th June 25 after a endoscopy I was diagnosed with a 5cm malignant tumour, this was two weeks after a self financed CT Scan through the NHS that highlighted no major...
Hi. My first posting. I started having difficulty swallowing in June which alarmed me as my husband died from OC 10 years ago. I've been diagnosed with cancer in the GOJ in the last few weeks and an MRI shows that it has spread to my liver so I am not...
I hope it's OK that I have joined. I don't have cancer but my husband was diagnosed with oesphageal cancer in February. His journey so far: He had an oesophagectomy in April and started chemo in June. It has been a really difficult time. The surgery...
I have stage 4 oesophageal cancer and I am on a treatment break following a successful 6 months of Folfox. i have developed a dry cough that is worse when I am talking or moving around. I have recently had a scan and lungs and windpipe are clear and...
Hi all, I’ve recently had my 1 year scan after my Ivor Lewis procedure. I was originally Diagnosed with T2/N0/M0 at the time, after the operation it was T3/N0/M0 - 61 lymphnodes taken out and 0 was cancerous. I had completed 4 FLOT prior too the operation...
I’m trying to get an idea of how’ everyone’s eating habits have developed as time goes on after completion of treatments and getting back to some sort of normal ! Trying to get away from the anxiety coursed by the need to eat so often and a life that...
Hi, this is my first post here. My husband's dad and grandad both died of cancer of the oesophagus so I guess my husband was on the alert for it and sure enough it was diagnosed in Feb. There were a flurry of tests/scans, 4 rounds of FLOT then a planned...
