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Hi. I have just joined (abit late to the party!). This is my first post. I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in March 2021. I had difficulty swallowing but have never had acid reflux or any digestion problems It was such a shock. I had only been in...
Hi, I am new to the forum and trying to do as much research as possible on behalf of my Father who was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer last year, he had 8 cycles of Chemotherapy & immunotherapy - Capox & Nivolumab. The 8 cycles were super effective...
Hi After a wait of 8 months since diagnosis, we are plodding on with the chemo (round 5 tomorrow). My husband is a pessimist, and while I play the optimism card, really I'm in a continuous state of anxiety. We won't have any scan results until the end...
Hi, I'm new to posting here but have been lurking for a while since being diagnosed back in November last year. I just wanted to introduce myself I have stage 4 cancer at the gastro oesphagusus junction and that had spread to liver, lungs and lymph...
My Husbands surgery is 1st July and we've been told will be 8-9 hours. I was a complete wreck on the day of his staging laparoscopy but maybe it was because of the fear of what they'd find? I don't want to be sitting around moping but also concerned...
I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December. Lovely Christmas present. I started on FLOT chemotherapy.bi had a pain in my chest a week after having the first stint of therapy. I was told it was a heart attack so no operation. I don't think it...
Hi My poor old husband has oral lucoplakia caused by oesophageal cancer. Diagnosed at last after months of being told it was thrush. It is making him feel utterly miserable, and although he can swallow, he won't eat anything as the taste is ghastly...
Hi Is anyone on or has been treated with Folfox a chemo drug?
Hi guys My girlfriend aged 36 has just been diagnosed with this awful disease its a t4an3cm1 9cm in the osphucus its spread to her liver and lymphnodes... we are currently awaiting results from the hospital but was sent home with a discharge letter...
Is anybody else post-op still taking multivitamins? I’m on Forceval soluble once a day. I also take Lansoperazol 30mg twice a day.
