Been to addenbrookes hospital yesterday , seen all the specialists. Looks like chemo to start soon, PET scan come back as no distant cancer only regional. Said they are going to throw the book at it , to try and cure me. Things starting to seem real now...
Result was: OGD: Pathollogy at 30cm to 40cm(GOJ) scoped to D2, no further abnormalaties. Lap: no obvioys peritoneal disease, smalll volume ascities; liver cysts segment 2/3. I would like too know what it alll means?
Afternoon all,i done all my awful chemo etc,i got my surgery on the 18th October 21.i live on my own so can i get a Macmillan nurse to come into my home when i am recovering? Many thks,Paul
Hi my husband started his chemo today and has come home with a bottle that pumps into him for 24 hours . Does anyone know if the look of this bottle should change as it still looks exactly the same?
Anyone got any tips to stop being sick?
See my prognosis in a letter to my GP, said my oc was T3N1Mo, ct scan going for pet scan weds, does this sound hopeful, would like some advice.
I have just had no 3 of 4 FLOT chemo, it usually takes 3-4 days before the side effects kick in. This time its been quiet harsh mainly diahorrea. I know this can be a problem but has anyone had diahorrea so bad that it causes significant weight loss?...
My husband has been told he is having the operation anyone else share what this entails
Diagnosed in May and started chemo last week in August, but I feel like a big chunk of my treatment is missing. Just one interview with the chemo doctor, one interview with the surgeon, a laparoscopy which showed all clear. I am suffering badly with the...
Please help. I'm new to this group. My dad was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus two weeks ago. He is being prepared for an operation. I'm sorry I don't know the name. Where they cut the osophagus and move the stomach up. He is in two minds whether...
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