osophagus cancer diagnosis

Hi,

I have recently been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer stage 3 and have come across this forum while googling, since the middle of September, I have had a plethora of tests and have been very well treated by the hospital staff, I’m starting my FLOT treatment in 9 days’ time a regime of 4 rounds 2 weeks apart then hopefully followed by surgery and then another FLOT regime.

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  • Wow, 

    I swear us oesophageal club people must be rabbits!!!
    There are more and increasing by the day, hour even!
    welcome Corrinesue1.

    I really really didn't realise how 'common' we are until my husband ,aged56, diagnosed last summer out of the blue. You never hear much about OC and I thought it was quite rare, clearly NOT(:

    You are out the other side too then.  We have just finished 2 weeks ago. 
    Now (as you can probably see) I am obsessed with it coming back, I want to know all the signs and symptoms, wether he will be scanned, scoped etc etc. Aaarrrrgggg (:

    Also another query for the board ( oh my I am seriously buzzing!) - what dose of omeprazole are y'all on. He's on 40mgs, my mum is a higher dose than that about 80mgs and she is nowhere near his level of 'illness'- she has 'silent reflux'

    All ( in depth) info would be helpful.

    thanx

    Hilts