Keep a check on you oesophagus

[Mickey4]

In January I thought I was very healthy and fit. While on holiday I was violently sick after one mouthful of food and the amount I vomited up was unbelievable. When I returned home had an appointment booked for endoscopy which I had a week earlier than expected due to not even keeping water down. Within 2 days found out I had stage 4 liver, oesophagus and stomach cancer, no other symptoms except the sickness that started 10 before diagnosed. People tell me I’m strong and brave but I’m really not, I just have to get on living my life while I can for the sake of my family. I live each day as it comes, if feeling ok I go out with friends or family to make memories. Live for today, we don’t know when our time will come, whether we’re living with a terminal illness or not.

[Seasun36-uk]

Hi Mickey, thanks for sharing with us. I hope you are receiving good medical care & I wish you well for living each day to the full.

Just to say - this is a site for Ovarian Cancer. I’m such there will be one for Oesophageal Cancer too. ATB.

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I know it had to be hard for you to post but you need another forum this is one for Ovarian Cancer, however having said that I wish you the best with treatment

[bamboo89]

Awful news, must have been a terrible shock. It's a bit like being told you've got ovarian cancer and its stage 4b, with no symptoms except for me finding a very swollen inguinal lymph node. There's no doubt that many cancers sneak up on people, and before you know anything about it, its all a bit late... As for the 'strong and brave' bit, well, I know that one, I think we all do ... nothing brave or strong about it, really, after the initial shock and grief, we've got no choice but to take it on board and keep going while we can... I often wonder what people think wouldn't be strong and brave - sitting in a corner and endlessly screaming? Going round shouting at people? Weeping ceaselessly for weeks and weeks? Oh, I know the strong and brave thing is well meant, but it can get a bit tiresome...

And yes, none of us knows when our time will come, cancer or no cancer... we are all ephemeral, a passing presence on the planet, and we might pass a lot sooner than we ever thought .... take care, and I wish you a relatively easy time of it.