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My husband has undergone an Ivor Lewis op as so many of you have. We were under 3 weeks from unofficial diagnosis (visual on endoscope) many many further tests, to final diagnosis and treatment plan of skipping chemo straight to surgery. It has been just...
Hi everyone, new here. Ive recently been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer along with lung and liver ( stage 4 ). Ive always been a fighter and on the surface put on a brave face. Never suffered with mental health but lately feel this is getting the better...
Hello, I’m 26 years old and my dear sweet grandfather, who was more as a father figure to me was diagnosed with Stage 3 Oesophageal cancer last June 2024. He was only 66. He suffered from muscular dystrophy which affected his throat anyways so this was...
Hi All Mum was diagnosed back in March with squamous cell carcinoma, originally the plan was chemo/radio followed by surgery then either more chemo or immunotherapy but a spanner got thrown in the works because we found out she has hypermobility and...
My mum has been struggling to eat for the last few weeks, bringing up a white frothy fluid, and eventually after getting a CT scan last Wednesday they have advised that she has a lesion at the bottom of her oesophagus. She also has a lump on her chest...
Hello everyone. My mum is 85 next month and was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer a few months ago. It is advanced. She has no pain but struggles to eat. She has had a stent put in but chose not to have any other treatment. She feels too old and frail...
Is anyone on here suffering pain on the site where the incision is to deflate the lung. I am 16 months post op and still experiencing pain which gets worse as the day progresses
My father is due to start his second cycle tomorrow and has been told they will be upping the dose from 75% to 100% as he has had no symptoms in the first cycle. Has anyone had this? In my mind it is good he has no symptoms and it seems crazy to change...
Hi everyone, so after 10 months of sheer disbelief, anger, pain and gruelling treatment, today I got the news I so desperately needed to hear. I started on this journey in September of last year being diagnosed with t3 m1 and n0 with the tumour sitting...
Hi all, my mum has just had a formal diagnosis for oesophageal cancer. She is 82 and surgery is not an option. We are also waiting back regarding a shadow found on her lung. She is struggling to swallow anything at the moment and is suffering badly from...
