DavidG66

  • 1 June 2021 - a week in hospital

    It is now a week since my surgery. My partner, Lynne, dropped me off at Derby Royal before my 7am appointment time and I made my way up to Elective Admissions. First job was to sort the paperwork out and to make it as clear as possible what was going...
  • Surgery details - update 11 May

    My update:Been to see the surgeon today to discuss my forthcoming operation. There were two options; remove my stomach and lower oesophagus and connect the remainder to my colon or remove just the top part of my stomach and lower oesophagus and conne...
  • Update 5 May - date for surgery

    Time for an update...I'm feeling hell of a lot better than I did 2 weeks ago. Still weak but my mouth is a lot better and I have my appetite back. In the wake of my last chemo session I lost weight - about 3 kg - but have put it back on in the la...
  • Chemo side effects - update 23 April

    It is now 2 weeks since my last chemo session and some of the side effects are gradually subsiding. My mouth is still yuk but the mouth wash from the hospital and drops (for oral thrush) from my GP are staring to work. The sores are going but my lips...
  • CT scan booked - update 14 April

    CT scan booked for Friday morning so will discover the effectiveness of the chemo earlier than I thought. I was told my scan would likely be about 4 weeks after chemo#4 but this is just 1 week. Case conference the following Wednesday and then get som...