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Hi My husband got told just yesterday he has a oesophageal tumour we are waiting for biopsy results and a CT scan to see if its spread he is terrified and im scared of loosing him too but can't tell him this its hell on earth waiting any advice welco...
I was diagnosied with oesophageal cancer and at my MDT meeting I had some large nodes in tummy that also needed a biopsy they could not tell from imaging from Pet scan if cancer or not , last Monday inhad a biopsy through back to the node in tummy , today...
Hello everyone. I am a 48 y/o male from the US. I have been having what I would describe as mild dysphagia for about a year now. If I take slightly smaller bites of food, I do not have any issues swallowing, I still eat the same foods I always have and...
Hello, My mum has s4 oesophageal cancer, she can only eat a few mouthfuls of pureed food for each meal. She extremely weak and ill. We are waiting for barium swallow but ot could be a month away. Does anyone have experience of getting nutrition when...
Hi all. My 4th Flot was cancelled. So I'm in the position of having to decide a way forward soon, Always been 'primed' for the op. But I've sensed a change of direction. Just had my 2nd PET scan yesterday, an additional oncology appointment tomorrow....
I went for my six monthly check up yesterday. Everything was fine except I have developed a hernia. Anyone else have this .
I’m sure this is a fairly common experience but any ideas would be very welcome. My husband is about four months post Ivor Lewis and generally his recovery has been very good. Eating well but occasionally too much and then hasn’t felt well. He knows when...
Hi everyone my mum was diagnosed just over 4 months ago, she ended up having to have a stent fitted fairly soon after due to not being able to take any liquid. There isn't any surgery she can have and she stopped the chemo after one session (due to how...
Well the last 2 and half weeks have been a horrible nightmare and I’m ready to wake up! On Tuesday 27th August my dad went for a camera to check out the severity of his “ hiatus.hernia” after struggling swallowing, been sick in his sleep, acid reflux...
My husband was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer at the GOJ last month and was told it was “treatable but not curable”. He had virtually no symptoms and went to the GP as soon as he did. But the CT scan showed a few spots in his liver and a few lymph...
