Jen L's blog

Hi All,

I haven't been on-line for a few months as my lovely mum passed away in Jan after her battle with cancer.  Hard to try and carry on with day to day life but you have to and soem days are better than others.  Shorlty after going through this, my boyfirends mum was diagnosed with cancer of the ovaries and bowel.  She is only 48 and has had 5 sessions of chemo now, which has been working so far.  Surgey has been…

Hi All,

Sorry I haven't been on line for a while, still getting used to this new site!  My mum was taken back in hospital 01/10/09 wiith suspected chest infection which was clear but then her feeding peg came out and the hospital have been unable to re-site it.  Absolute nightmare, all the weight my mum put on since being on the feeding peg slipped off her within 3 days and she is also starting to lose some of her…

Hi everyone, Has anyone had this nasty acid reflux? My mum finished radioterapy to her gullet just over a month ago and has a peg fitted. Recently she has started having this acid refulx and brining drinks and meds back etc. Her Dr said it's made worse due to having radio to the gullet and that it can go in spasms but there isn't anything you can do about it. Wondered if anyone had any advice, mum says it literally…

Hi All, Anyone had any experience of having a feeding PEG fitted? My mum has stage 2B cancer of the gullet and was fitted with one after radiotherapy finished. Wondered if anyone else has been through this, she's finding it hard to adjust to it. Any advice would be great. Thanks Jen x

Hi All, Wondering if anyone can offer any tips of foods to eat whilst going through radiotherapy? My mum is halfway through her 2 week treatment for cancer of the gullet and is finding now that certain foods she used to like have completley different tastes, as do drinks. She is off tea and craves milk, but is wanting something sweet and has tried fruit pastilles, polo mints etc but says they have a funny taste. Any…