Hello Stephen and welcome to the Cancer Chat forum. 

I'm sorry to hear about the news that you were recently diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. It's understandable that you're feeling anxious and have lots of questions. We know that for many people, this period of additional testing and waiting for a treatment plan to be discussed can be really difficult. Hopefully, you won't have to wait too long for the additional scans and the specialists will then be able to answer all your questions. 

In the meantime, we have lots of information on our website about oesophageal cancer that you might find helpful. You might also want to have a look at a thread we have on the forum where lots of people have shared their experiences of oesophageal cancer. 

If you think it might be helpful to talk things through with one of our nurses ahead of your next appointment with the specialists, then you're welcome to call them on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. I know they will be happy to listen and offer any advice, information and support they can. 

Keep in touch Stephen and let us know how things progress. We're here for you. 

Best wishes, 
Jenn
Cancer Chat moderator 

Many thanks for getting back to me. I don’t feel unwell at this stage, neither do I have difficulty swallowing, but I am anxious to start treatment. I missed a call from the hospital on Wednesday, but they haven’t rung back. Perhaps my appointment is in the post.

I do realise that age is against me. I turned 73 in June and I am not very mobile having had a hip replacement last November.  

But overall I feel upbeat about the diagnosis. I thought something was wrong for some time but you put these things off. It came to a head about 4 weeks ago when I had a bad episode and my GP sent me straight to the hospital. They took a biopsy during a weekend stay as an inpatient and that was when they discovered the malignant cells. They informed my wife and I of the results on Tuesday. 

As I said I don’t feel ill at the moment. Probably early stage although they didn’t tell me, they just weighed me and sent me home to await my appointments. But it does feel good to talk to someone about it. My apologies for rambling on a bit, just a bit worried is all. 

Kind regards 

Stephen (Jones)