Hi all, Having just got an “all clear” from the washes from my laparoscopy last week, I am on course to begin chemotherapy next month. have a short holiday booked for December which I still have a small hope of being able to fit in around this. Could...
I had a keyhole Ivor Lewis oesophegtomy on 13 October, with complications afterwards meaning I was in hospital for 3 weeks. I had a chyle leak which meant another minor op, but all of this was successful. I'm now 5 weeks post main op, and still have a...
Hi everyone, been trawling the internet looking for soft food ideas etc. I came across this document which I found to be well written. It’s from NHS Great Western Hospitals thought it well worth a read to see if it can help/ideas www.ruh.nhs.uk/......
Hello, Help please. I would like some help please. I got diagnosed by endoscopy on the 28th September, since then I have had CT, PET scan and meeting with Nurse who told me it was stage 4. I was due an appointment with oncologist tomorrow on 8th...
My time line 14th Sept reffered hosp 23rd Sept -Endoscopy 26th Sept - CT scan 4th Oct - Diagnosis 12th Oct - Pet Scan Ist Nov - Further Endoscooy Chrmo starts in 10 days - I don't think I waited to long at all really . To say I am terrified...
Have my first post-diagnosis meeting with the MDT tomorrow and feel that I should go armed with a list of questions. Any suggestions or does anybody have questions that they wished they had asked at the time?
I have been home 3 days and am finding eating a challenge. Doing everything that I have been told,but still getting diarrhoea. Is this normal early on? Will it get better??
Hello, My dad has recently been diagnosed with Stage 3 Oesophageal cancer and is about to start chemo this Wednesday. In the last two weeks since his laparoscopy, he’s lost a huge amount of weight and is looking incredibly frail. He’s been unable to...
Hello, My husband was told three years ago that he had Stage 4 terminal bladder cancer. Miraculously, he could be treated with immunotherapy and had a total response. He was declared cancer-free about 18 months ago. He had difficulty swallowing but...
I had my op last Friday and thought I was prepared for every eventuality. It seems not. We had detailed discussions with the team about what could go wrong, as with all ops, and knew the risks involved. After a very successful operation, which after...
