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I am trying to support someone who has had surgery and two lots of chemotherapy for oesophageal/gastric cancer. She is not entirely happy with her care and she is hoping to get a second opinion but has been told if she finds a consultant she can be referred but she doesn’t know where to look. Has anyone got any suggestions she lives in the Essex area

Thank you

[liz_crisp]

Where was she treated ? I was treated at Queens and had fist class treatment. It is a gruelling course of chemo and surgery.

[Hidden in reply to liz_crisp]

Thanks - She is being treated at Basildon. Hope you are getting on OK

[liz_crisp in reply to Hidden]

Didn't realise they did the op in Basildon patients from there used to go to Broomfields or Queens

[Hidden in reply to liz_crisp]

I am not sure whether she had the op at Basildon but that where she is being seen for full up and additional treatment. Thanks so much

[hunsdon]

Hi I had my treatment and operation at queens Romford , absolutely brilliant care and support x, I now live near Basildon but still have continued to have my visits to that hospital ,

[Hidden in reply to hunsdon]

Thank you for getting back to me. That is helpful and I will let her know. Hope you are doing well.

[hunsdon in reply to Hidden]

Keep in touch and maybe we can meet up in Basildon if it helps in anyway .

[Hidden in reply to hunsdon]

Thanks so much for your help. I will be in touch if she needs further help.

[kiddy]

UCLH is where I had excellent care. Warren st London. It is a major op and does take a long time to recover from surgery and chemo.Best Wishes to her

[Hidden in reply to kiddy]

Thank you for getting back to me. She has had surgery and chemo but needs further treatment. I hope you are doing well.

[kiddy in reply to Hidden]

Mr Mohammadi was my consultant lovely man. But as I said it is in London.

[Hidden in reply to kiddy]

Thanks again

[Mauser1905]

Managing expectations realistically post "New Normal" is an individual context. Clinical outcome being objective and individual acceptance of New Normal being subjective, there is a lot in between the lines.

At times counselling through GP referral helps.

Clinical major change by surgery is completed. Chemo ongoing. So all these must been dealt by a MDT and not a single consultant.

Sometimes talking to other patients, dealt with things in different timelines helps great deal. Some possibilities of past forum posts, local oesophageal meet up groups in charities. And obviously OPA patient buddy line.

[Stortford]

I had surgery and chemo at Addenbrookes in 2014. My surgeon was Mr Richard Hardwick who is President of the Association of Upper gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain. Poor bedside manner but brilliant surgeon!My consultant Oncologist was Dr Hugo Ford, a lovely man! Dr Ford is a national leader in the field of gastrointestinal cancer.

[Hidden in reply to Stortford]

Thank you so much for your reply I will let the person I know about this. Hope you are doing well

[willpower68]

Although I had my oesophagectomy surgery overseas, I subsequently had hernia surgery at Broomfield Hospital and can highly recommend Mr Bruno Lorenzi and Ms Neda Farhangmehr. Post-oesophagectomy hernia surgery is not simple and I had excellent care at Broomfield.

[Hidden in reply to willpower68]

Thank you for your help I will pass on this to my friend