Hi and welcome to our little chat room.... that we all wish we didn't need but glad it's hear .... it's a scary scary rollercoaster ride.... loads of high and lows ... but know your not alone ... 

Telling kids are the hardest .. my son went a tad do lally for a while till we got over the shock, and started living in the day ... try not to look ahead or think of the whole picture.... it will do your head in ... one day and one problem at a time ...

Allow yourself bad days where you'll want to rant or cry or scream ... we all have them ... but get your self a pair of pink vertual boxing gloves... and get in this cancer ring wer all in ... Chrissie x 

Cheers Chriss

Hi 

really Sorry to hear of your diagnosis and wish you all the best. Just wondering if you are comfortable to share a bit more regarding your symptoms and tests you had done prior to diagnosis as I'm in this current worry right now. 
 

thanks 

Hi aan,

I was diagnosed with Barrett's 6 years ago and was put on a two yearly endoscopy but that never happened. I have had reflux for year and take lansoprazole twice a day.

This time my symptoms started a bit six months ago, reflux symptoms, feeling if a lump in my throat, constipation, back ache and pain under my ribs, mainly the right hand side.

I had xray about two months ago and the doc said I was clear, but I knew I wasn't.

This time the pain in chest was worse, tiredness and some difficulties with swallowing food.

Have you had a diagnosis as yet? 

Hope this helps.

John

The only diagnosis was based on the first endoscopy and mri scan, it confirmed gullet cancer, but docs want further tests to check on how far the cancer has spread to . Ultrasound endoscopy booked for next Friday, and a PET scan to follow. :(