Hi everyone, seems an age since I last posted. Had Ivor Lewis surgery on 17th Jan this year and after a very long 6 weeks in hospital, due to complications and infections on my lungs, eventually got home and recovery is continuing. There is definitely...
afternoon guys, so just suffering from really uncomfortable pain in the side they went in (left, due to right masectomy), top of my left shoulder and down the left arm, i understand the chest aches and pains is what it is, but this is driving me mad,...
Monday was my 3rd dose of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin and following my severe reaction to Paclitaxel last week I was nervous. The staff were wonderful they explained I would be given extra premeds to counteract the drug and it would be administered very...
Hi my brother has his last session of radiotherapy for Oesophageal cancer on Friday. 25 sessions in total. His oncologist said the next few weeks after treatment finishes can be hard. I’m just wondering what other peoples experience is with the weeks...
last feb my beloved husband became ill - which eventually was diagnosed as autoimmune hepatitis. it was touch and go for a while. liver and kidneys complications. we had a horrendous time, long days at hospital etc. eventually he turned a corner. in september...
Hi all I hope you are all doing okay My friend has a CT scan in a few weeks after his treatment - chemo, surgery and chemo. Is this to check that there is no cancer? can this scan detect even early cancer or Lymph Nodes for example? Has anyone any...
Yesterday was the start of my second week of chemo (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin) and radiotherapy. I had all my pre-meds but as soon as they started the Paclitaxel my chest went tight, I had difficulty breathing and hot flushes. Obviously it was red button...
I started my journey in June 2024 with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma T3N0M0. The symptom that that led to my diagnosis was mild but consistent acid reflux. I am deemed inoperable due to underlying medical conditions. So I received definitive chemoradiotherapy...
Hi, My GP has referred me Endoscopy on Monday and today I received a letter to let me know that I’m on the 2 week pathway and to call tomorrow for my appointment. Now I’m panicking as I know this is the cancer pathway. I’m 47 and my symptoms began...
I finished radiotherapy to the oesophagus in the middle of September. For the last 2 weeks of treatment eating hot more and more painful. I have tried various painkilling formulas with little success and I also have near constant nausea and constipation...
