My dad was diagnosed with this cancer 2 years ago, he was stage 3, had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery which were successful and he is still going strong. I remember them telling us how lucky he was to get the prognosis he did but he’s living proof you can survive it. I was with my dad all the way through his journey so if you have any more in depth questions feel free to ask me anything and I’ll help as much as I can
My uncle was diagnosed and treated 9 years ago. Then diagnosed with throat cancer 2 years later - still going strong and I would say leads an active and healthy life.
I know a man in his 50's who had oesophageal cancer. Unsure what stage he was but he seems to be doing ok after treatment. Working and living a normal life.
Hi, diagnosed in March this year started chemo in April fortnightly for eight weeks had ivory Lewis procedure on July 20 followed by mop up chemo over last month biopsy showed no cancer and future prognosis has been positive starting back at work next week 3 days a week a fantastic team at Sheffield teaching hospitals thanks to everyone connected to my case no negatives
One of my friends had it 10 years ago and they are still here and is now 65. However my husband was diagnosed on 31 January this year and died on 26 July aged 46. I think generally it is hard to diagnose and therefore prognosis is not always that good x
how did you dad cope with his surgery and how long was he in hospital?
My husband does not want me to see him whilst he is intensive care. Having his op at Oxford and I am worried sick. He is being so brave whilst al I can do is cry.
He actually coped really well, even though it’s such a big operation, he was determined to get better as soon as possible as he hates hospitals. He did everything the docs needed him to do like getting up and walking around soon after the op. He was only in hospital 9 days but the usual hospital stay is around 14 days. I’m sorry he has said that he doesn’t want you to visit him while in intensive care but he may change his mind when he’s in there tbh I would probably go anyway but that’s just me I’m stubborn as anything. It is a long operation and it’s a horrible wait, we were waiting by the phone the whole time it seemed like forever! How do you get on with his surgeon? It helps when you feel comfortable with them I feel.
Sometimes I believe it’s easier for the person diagnosed to deal with everything then it is for the people around them. When I got diagnosed I just kept going but when it was dad I always felt hopeless because I wanted to help but I couldn’t although what I didn’t realise is that I was helping, I was there for him and supported him in the best way I could. It was hard and I cried, a lot, but you will get through this. Crying is a good thing, but try to stay positive too, and we will always be here for a chat.
Hello, yes, absolutely yes, many people survive oesophageal cancer. Unfortunately my husband is not one of the lucky ones and we are preparing for the worst but over the last 18 months we have met some amazing, amazing people. We have made new friends within our cancer world, three of which are all mid to long-term survivors.
As with most cancers it depends how early it is caught, how far it has spread and how the tumour and spread react to treatment. But even then, don’t be too fooled – cancer has ways of playing tricks with us. My husband had a tiny tumour which hadn’t spread at all, one of our friends had a tumour three times as large which had metastasised into several areas. He survived and is going strong eight years on. Steve will not make the 12 month post op mark unless we are very lucky.
Please keep in touch with everybody on here, we all have lots of experience and advice to share
