Hi all To everyone I have had a discussion with I just wanted to give you an update on how I am as haven't been able to post for a while. First couple of weeks after my op were quite difficult, had a fair bit of pain and discomfort and eating and...
Things have been a little up in the air over the past couple of weeks, and I hope you don't mind me sharing, Dal has been told that the treatment he has been having, which was doing so well, at keeping him so well, has finally stopped working. Actually...
After I posted asking people about their experiences with phlegm medications, I realised that I hadn't said anything about my condition. I was diagnosed with terminal non-squamous cell cancer in the upper oesophagus last May with a prognosis of six months...
Hi All, After an endoscopy discovered a Tumor on the junction of my esophagus and stomach, which i only had due to excessive burping, no acid reflux a resulting CT scan found i also had a mass on my Liver. Saw my Oncologist yesterday and he is a bit...
Hi Everyone I am 1 Month post op now and yesterday received a call from my Surgeon with the pathology results of what was removed. I must admit it caught me on the hop and I am trying to make sense of what he said. He started off by saying it was a...
Hi, my husband has just had his second round of chemo. He noticed after the first round that he had a throat 'tickle' and was bringing up phlegm very regularly, especially following food (swallowing pots of Ensure). Second round four days ago and even...
My partner has been diagnosed with throat cancer. He has a hole in his food pipe he says and I guess that's the oesphagus?. The hospital has tried to insert a tube in his throat so he can eat and drink but this was not successful. They are going to try...
So, 62 days since I first went to my GP because of some problems I was having with swallowing, I am finally starting my first cycle of chemo tomorrow. It’s been a busy couple of months; endoscopies, CT scan, PET scan, laparoscopy plus all the tortuous...
Hi everyone, first post here. My dad was diagnosed 85 days ago and has yet to start treatment. He had a CT scan that we were told was all clear and they could “cure him with an operation” (not a great statement from a doctor to a patient if they can’t...
Hello again after a long while. Like many of us, I suffer from copious amounts of long, stringy white mucous. So far I've tried Hyoscine Butylbromide and Amitriptyline. Both Medication not only didn't work, but also lowered my spirits profoundly. I...
