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  • Forum Post: Stable results after EOX. Husband wants a break in treatment, I'm worried.

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Hiya all, We received my husband Russells scan results yesterday and we were told that after three infusions of EOX that his cancer of oesophagus and lung secondaries, are the same, no bigger, no smaller. So he has decided to have a six week break from Chemo, although he was supposed to be having...

  • Forum Post: Re: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Ironically, the chemo unit just said the domperidone was 'to combat nausea from the chemo.' It was actually on the advice of the lovely lady I spoke to at the Oesophageal Patients Association who understood about the 'foam' and said to take two 30 mins before eating/ And, while there...

  • Forum Post: Re: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Hi Tony: thanks for that - I shall certainly ask for the Antepsin as well as Domperidone when we go to chemo 2morrw. It's nearly 2a.m. and I'm up cos hubby, having had a 'no food problems' day (haven't had pleasure of one of those for several weeks), woke up coughing and upchucked...

  • Forum Post: Re: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    Dear Steve: Thanks for your words. In fact, so far, he only gets the pain after an 'episode' bringing up the frothy stuff and, thank goodness, the pain doesn't last for too long. I know that as things get worse, he will need serious pain relief - but right now, time the med kicked in, the...

  • Forum Post: It's back with a vengenace

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    Posted over 2 years ago
    I haven't posted for ages. I won't bore you with details here (but have updated profile). Hubby's OC is back (4cm but no apparent spread 'scope showed) and begins chemo (3rd time lucky...) on Monday (31st), docetaxol this time; oncologist has said it's palliative but hubby says "it...
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