Hi At last, 8 months after diagnosis, my husband's FOLFOX chemo has started - two rounds so far. Unfortunately, the weeks before treatment started, he started suffering from the most dreadful diarrhea. Loperamide seemed to keep it relatively under control...
After looking through this great forum time and time again and taking on board all the information I could to try and get my head around this terrible disease it was my turn to go through the recommended treatment now 11 months on and with chemoradiotherapy...
Hi Does anyone else suffer after having the Filgrastim injection?
My friend has OC which completely blocks her gullet the consequent reflux and constant spitting out of saliva as it has nowhere to go is really distressing her. She has completed 5 weeks radiotherapy and 2 rounds of chemotherapy so far . No operation...
I am an occasional contributor to this forum. My recovery spans ten years or more and a lot of the treatment has changed in that time, so I contribute less these days. However, some subjects like eating remain largely unchanged. Often, I see the question...
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Hi Everyone I'll be starting my FLOT therapy soon and am a bit apprehensive of what is ahead. I'm 60 and a very fit male. Can people please advise me what the most likely side effects might be? Also following on from that what people might advise...
So What is treatable cancer, I have type 2 Diabetes which not curable, is treatable by daily medication. I have been diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction tumour adenocarcinoma with large cell neuroendocrine - nice and simple lol. What happens at the...
I finished my tube feed about 1am this morning,when I was flushing it,I noticed it was a little bit stiff,so I flushed it with a little extra water.4hrs later I went to flush it before my next feed and could only get 30ml of water in,it’s well jammed...
Hello, I’ve been a lurker here for a few weeks, unsure whether to post. I‘m 43 and have had silent reflux for many, many years, I think it may go back as far as me being a child. As it didn’t manifest as “typical” GERD symptoms, it went mostly undiagnosed...
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