Good morning lovely ladies it’s a beautiful sunny day here in France, I’m feeling well and positive about my upcoming PET scan on the 9th. All great eh?
Unfortunately my husband has been diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus. He will have a PET scan the same day as me and chemo starts two days later. If the scan shows the cancer is localised then he will have radiotherapy alongside. On a positive note he is being treated by the husband of my oncologist, they are both absolutely brilliant, so have total faith in them and the system here in France.
So double fingers crossed we both get good results from our scans on the 9th 🤞🏻🤞🏻. I’ll keep you posted.
Have a lovely weekend
Joy xx
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Thank you Linda, I’m 100% sure I wouldn’t be here if I’d been in the UK. I had no faith in the GP practice and they ignored OH’s failing hip for so long the replacement hasn’t been as good as it should have been. The surgeon said he should have been seen at least a year before.
The language barrier can be an issue at times, but generally the care is excellent. Our GP here is absolutely brilliant.
As if one cancer per family wasn’t enough. Really sorry to hear that. I kind of know the feeling, as my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer during my first line of chemo. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be very aggressive and so it is wait and see at the moment.
Oh my word this is such awful news for you both but you sound remarkably positive and driven and so hope all the treatment to come works it’s magic for you both xx❤️
That sounds really rough for both of you but hopefully your scan will be clear and your husband’s will show localized cancer. I’m glad you trust your doctors there—that’s so important. Good luck!!!
We were in almost exactly the same position as you a while ago. I was just recovering from chemo and surgery when my husband was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer which they initially said was inoperable.
After 3 rounds of chemo, the tumour has shrunk so much, they could operate and did. He is now recovered and cured, so don't give up hope. Laura is not necessarily right that it's always agressive, but they will only operate if there's a good chance of a cure because the op is huge.
I would strongly suggest you check out the Oesophageal Patient's Association forum which is on Healthunlocked as well. It has been a huge support to us and, like this one, a fantastic source of information.
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