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What experiences have people had after Oesophagectomy surgery? I am due to have surgery in four weeks time and worried about the after care and all the tubes etc when I get sent home afterwards.
Hi I am presently having treatment for oesophageal cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy l seen my oncologist today and now been told due to having radiotherapy for my breast cancer it has left me with damage to my spleen and because I am now going to...
Hi everyone I'm just wondering how long people had to wait between their 4th FLOT session and going on for the operation? Many Thanks Anthony
over the last 2 weeks I’m having a lot of diarrhoea episodes and I haven’t changed anything about my diet ! the last time I was experiencing anything like this was during chemotherapy which I completed a year ago . starting to worry a little is this something...
Hi I’m having weekly chemo - Paclitaxel & Carboplatin and daily radiation Mon to Fri for 4.5 weeks. I’ve had one infusion so far and have itchy hands - a bit like eczema. I haven’t gone for the ice cap but I’m thinking about getting ice gloves & socks...
I have stage 4 uncurable esophageal cancer and there is no optionforan operation. I have had 6 cycles of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. I had a scan after the 4th which showed my tumour had shrunk. I am having 8 chemo cycles in total then I will continue...
My husband, aged 53, is starting radiotherapy for Oesophageal cancer on Tuesday. He had two sessions of chemo but kept getting pneumonia so could not resume further sessions and building resistance to antibiotics. He had Sepsis last week and on strong...
I'm new to this. My husband who is 78 was diagnosed a year ago. The NHS has been wonderful and he had radiotherapy last September with no side effects and was able afterwards to eat pretty well. Things have gone downhill now and further treatment has...
Hello My brother was diagnosed with OC T2 in march by the time of diagnoses he was on a liquid diet only soups and fortisip shakes. His chemotherepy (FLOT) started 6 weeks ago today and today he has just went in for his last treatment. Before the...
Hi, I'm new to this. My husband was terminally diagnosed with esophageal cancer in June. 12-18 months. He has had his 6 rounds of chemo, and the scans show that it hasn't grown, but hasn't shrunk. He now has a 3 month break. I'm worried that this...
