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Hi My husband is three and a half years post chemo/surgery for Stage 2 Oesophageal Cancer .Everything seems to be looking good up to now regarding the success of the treatment for the OC . Once treatment was over and he ws strong enough we sold our...
Hi, I am new to this forum and I am unsure how this works so please bare with me. My dad is 60 and was diagnosed just under 2 weeks ago with oesophageal cancer. They found something in the liver on his CT, but it was inconclusive. They did a PET CT...
My mum (82) was diagnosed in September last year. She decided not to have an op to remove the tumour and instead had a stent fitted to help her eat as she couldn't swallow at all hardly. All was fine until January, she was struggling to swallow again...
My hubby had his surgery 2 weeks ago, he was out of hospital in 7 days but since his been home he has had severe diarrhoea and feeling sick all the time. He doesn’t feel he wants to eat but is trying to. Spoken to dietitian who has put him on 3 protein...
Hello all my friend was diagnosed t3 n1 m0 in 2024, had the surgery clear margins. Last scan was clear. Three weeks ago he thought he pulled a muscle in right shoulder. Today he said pain worse no improvement and gone to arm and top of chest and it feels...
Hello everyone, I just joined the group. I have been following the posts over the months which have been resourceful and also calming knowing that my mother is not alone. My mother (68) was diagnosed with stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma afew months...
Afternoon all. Had a really bad start to my post operation chemo and was wondering how normal this is. Pretty much sailed through the pre-op sessions and didn't really have any significant side effects other than feeling generally rotten. Had my first...
Haven't posted in a while. My husband passed away on Wednesday evening 24 June 26. Age 73. He was diagnosed in Sept/October 2025 and we were told 18 months. We managed 10. We knew that they couldn't cure his cancer but even so the 6 rounds of chemotherapy...
The cancer has returned , husband has a small spot on his lung and a small spot on his operation site. We are currently in India trying to enjoy a very long and overdue holiday. It’s sooo hot.He’s starting MR Linac Radiotherapy again when we are back...
Hi I’m new here, My mum in law has stage 4 oesophageal cancer she had palliative radiotherapy in February - she has started to vomit mucus by the bucket load generally after eating. This isn’t a regular occurrence yet but I believe it is something that...
