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so chest healed nicely after masectomy right side last year, currently belly a mess where they did the laparoscopy and put in j peg tube, nice glue line from belly button to left breast, belly button, what a mess, using aveeno for moisturising the radiotherapy...
Hello, and thank you for allowing me in here. My wife (who is 78 years old) has oesophageal cancer in the lower third with two involved lymph nodes. She has been offered neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery, or primary chemoradiotherapy. She has...
Hey folks, it’s my first time posting here and I’m just looking for advice from other patients. To give a quick overview of my situation, I was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer at the start of this year. After all the diagnosis had finished I was S3N1M0...
I finished my chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment three months ago, just waiting for a scan in the next few weeks . Although after finishing treatment it was difficult to eat this has improved and l am eating much more now but small amounts but I...
Hi, My mum was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer in October 2023. The origin tumour was 4cm and we were told that it spread to her liver and lymph nodes and that her only treatment is chemotherapy to prolong her life. That it’s not cureable. Im heartbroken...
Hi all. Can you please give me some info? my friend has been told they are having the cancer removed even though it had not shrunk. How long was your surgery? how long was the recovery for you personally? My friend is terrified about not surviving...
Evening, my dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in March 2024 and had radiotherapy with the hope it would completely dissolve the tumour. A scan showed the tumour had shrunk and his eating and drinking returned to normal. However, 4 weeks ago he...
Evening, my dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in March 2024 and had radiotherapy which shrunk his tumour and his eating and drinking returned to normal. However, 4 weeks ago he had another endoscopy and biopsy to see what cancer cells were left...
Hi everyone. My mother has been through chemo and radio without much success. Tumor was localised and she was ready for op in sep but due to circumstances she had to cancel. Had to have another petscan for op again and results have come back with spread...
Hi. I am an 80 yr old great grandmother recently diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma at the base of the oesophagus. I,m too old for surgery and too feeble, due to other health issues, for chemo or radiation. They have inserted a stent which goes into the...
