I’m so sorry about your husbands diagnosis. 

I have stomach cancer but I’m unable to offer advice specific to your husband, however is you look at the oesophageal patients Association site there is lots of information plus details of local meetings for support. They also have a forum on HealthUnlocked site, you will find people there who may offer more advice and support.   I do hope that treatment is successful and extends the prognosis given to you. 

Xx

Hi Hannah,

my Dad has just been diagnosed with the very same thing. He is also due to start chemo in jan. 

my Dads had to have a stent fitted and he can finally eat again, it’s been a god send. How has your husband found eating? 

My Dad didn’t want to know how long he has but is determined to fight it with his positive mental attitude. 

Its such a massive shock isn’t it when you first hear the diagnosis. How is your husband in general? 

Thinking of you x

Hi Hannahrose,

So sorry to read about your husband’s diagnosis and prognosis. 

What type of chemo is your husband on?

If you click on my username, this will take you to the story of my oesophageal cancer journey so far. I was given a similar prognosis in late 2013, but was incredibly lucky with the way my cancer reacted to the chemo. 

Try to remember that any estimates of how long someone has are, at best, educated guessed based on averages. None of us are average and the average survival figures don’t take into account factors like age, fitness or co-morbidities all of which have an influence on how well our bodies can tolerate chemo and recover after treatment.

Please feel free to ask me any questions you like, you are both bound to have a lot of them.

Good luck with the chemo

Dave

hi Hanna just reading story it sound very like my husbands diagnoses I’m just wondering how thing are going. 

Kind regards 

Emma

Hi im sorry to hear about ur husbands cancer my dad has been diagnosed with the same but he can't get treatment so we don't know how long he will last.

Hello

My husband has just been daignosed with incurable oesophagus cancer with no hope of surgery but possibly chemo, we are due to see an oncologist in a couple of weeks time.

Hi Pat,

That is devastating news to hear, incurable is a hard thing to get your head around. I hope you are both coping with the wait.

All I can say is try not to give up hope and remember that palliative care is NOT the same as end of life care, though many people conflate the two. 

Good luck and best wishes.

Dave

Hi Dave

Thanks for replying, trying very hard to be strong, emotions all over the place, my husband, also Dave is sleeping a lot, had a letter today from hospital, a report about his condition, which upset us both, very hard for him to swallow, Just over a week ago we knew nothing, and in that short space of time Dave has deteriorated dramatically, I think the shock has knocked him sideways, 

Pat

Hello, I know the above threads were a couple of years ago and more. Im keen to know more, my husband is 60 and was feeling sick for about four weeks, with no joy at the dr i took him a&e where we got the awful news, he has incurable oesophagus cancer with liver mets, its 9cm in his liver and 2cm in the oesophagus. We are now waiting his oncology appointment in two weeks time. He was working until the day of diagnosis and now is so poorly. It’s so cruel.