I had awful indigestion for two years - but every time I went to the doctors they sent me home and told me to tweak my diet. One finally took a look and 設立する a rare and deadly 癌
- Anthony Vecchio was 診断するd with a tumour in his oesophagus
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An architect who was 手渡すd a shock 癌 diagnosis 明らかにする／漏らすd the one 執拗な 調印する that went ignored for over two years.
Anthony Vecchio, from Sydney, suddenly began to experience 'awful' 酸性の reflux and indigestion in 2021 - but the 医薬 his GP 供給するd didn't seem to work.
He was misdiagnosed several times - with many assuming his 不快 was 予定 to his diet or a bacterial 感染.
The 36-year-old began to worry when his excruciating episodes only got worse, and he 結局 saw a gastroenterologist in December 2022 for an endoscopy and colonoscopy.
Anthony was 荒廃させるd to discover a tumour growth at the lower junction of his oesophageal tube.
'I was at my lowest between the day of the 発見 and 協議 任命. I had no self-esteem, I was feeling depressed, tired, upset and I cried a lot,' Anthony told FEMAIL.
Anthony Vecchio, from Sydney , suddenly began to experience 'awful' 酸性の reflux and indigestion in 2021 - but the 医薬 his GP 供給するd didn't seem to work
An architect who was 手渡すd a shock 癌 diagnosis 明らかにする／漏らすd the one 執拗な 調印する that went ignored for over two years
'I didn't eat much an d didn't sleep 井戸／弁護士席 either. When I got to see the doctor for the 生体検査 result, it was 確認するd that I had a malignant 癌 tumour 独房.'
Anthony was born with 厳しい 深遠な 審理，公聴会 loss and has struggled with さまざまな health 問題／発行するs like 喘息 his whole life.
'I had 問題／発行するs connecting with my family and peers 予定 to my 審理，公聴会 disability and spent most of my life 選び出す／独身 until I 攻撃する，衝突する my 早期に-30s.
'My childhood and teenage years were really challenging because I couldn't really hear anyone, and I was never a 最高の，を越す student or the go-to friend for anything.?
'I'm really lucky I have a supportive family - I don't know where I'd be without them or how I could've gotten through my 癌 diagnosis.'
But Anthony is not the only one in his family who had to 耐える the debilitating 病気.
'Romina and I had been dating for almost two years when I 提案するd to her in December 2020.?
'We were planning to celebrate our 約束／交戦 but had to 取り消す it after discovering my mother-in-法律 had been 診断するd with 積極的な gallbladder 癌.?
'She unfortunately succumbed to the terrible illness and passed away after fighting it bravely for six months.'
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The 36-year-old began to worry when his excruciating episodes only got worse, and he 結局 saw a gastroenterologist in December 2022 for an endoscopy and colono scopy
Anthony was 荒廃させるd to discover a tumour at the lower junction of his oesophageal tube
Anthony 明らかにする／漏らすd that 取引，協定ing with that 深遠な loss also 衝撃d how he 見解（をとる）d his own 癌 旅行, and couldn't help but draw 平行のs between the two 状況／情勢s.
'My tumour was, thankfully, localised and hence could be 扱う／治療するd - I was really lucky it hadn't spread to other parts of my 団体／死体.'
Oesophageal 癌 typically has no 関心ing symptoms and does not manifest 消極的な health 衝撃s until the illness has 進歩d to 行う／開催する／段階 three or four.
'によれば the 外科医s and other health specialists I saw, it is rare for a young person to get oesophageal 癌 as it is more ありふれた in people over 50 who have a history of 激しい smoking, alcohol 消費, and a poor diet.?
'I was never the most active person growing up but I 演習d a couple of times a week and I never indulged in drinking or 急速な／放蕩な food.'
Anthony begun 治療 in January 2023 and 完全にするd 23 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of 放射線療法 and five 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of chemotherapy over the course of five weeks
Anthony 株d that the doctors and nurses at his 治療 施設 were 肉親，親類d and 患者 on his 旅行 to 回復 and helped him 押し進める 今後
Anthony begun 治療 in January 2023 and 完全にするd 23 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of 放射線療法 and five 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of chemotherapy over the course of five weeks.
He experienced several difficult 味方する 影響s like?疲労，（軍の）雑役, tiredness, nausea, and?incontinence.
'It was really hard to stay 肯定的な during 治療, my family and work was the only thing that kept me going,' he said.
Anthony went under for a six-hour 外科 at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Sydney where?two-thirds of his oesophageal tube and the 最高の，を越す part of his stomach was 除去するd.
'I remember waking up and feeling shocked at the 抱擁する scar,' he said. 'The lymph nodes around my stomach were 除去するd as a 警戒, and my stomach was 再建するd and moved to connect to the upper oesophageal tube.'
He couldn't eat or drink anything for two weeks afterwards, and had to be fed using tubes going in and out of his 団体／死体.
The costs of specialists, hospitals, and other out-of-work expenses was too high to cover from 寄付s and 貯金 - so Anthony had to go 支援する to work part-time weeks after his 外科
Anthony went under for a six-hour 外科 at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Sydney where two-thirds of his oesophageal tube and the 最高の，を越す part of his stomach was 除去するd
'The first few days were terrible, I couldn't even get up from the hospital bed and walk around the room.'
Anthony 株d that the doctors and nurses at his 治療 施設 were 肉親，親類d and 患者 on his 旅行 to 回復 and helped him 押し進める 今後.
'I had to go 支援する to working part-time soon after 外科 because we couldn't afford me not working,' he 株d sadly.
The costs of specialists, hospitals, 外科, and other?out-of-work expenses was too high to cover from 寄付s and 貯金.?
'I still have reflux and indigestion but it's not as bad as before,' he said. 'It's hard for your mind not to go to the worst places after everything I've been through.'
Anthony's 癌 旅行 is not over yet, and he presently goes through 正規の／正選手 check-ups, 任命s, ざっと目を通すs and pathology 実験（する）s to 監視する his oesophageal tube and stomach.
You can 寄付する to help out with Anthony's 治療 costs here.?
