Chest infection

Tony 1966 24 days ago

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Hi, how are we all doing this bank holiday weekend??? I've been battling a chest infection for the last 2 weeks. Even with antibiotics it's absolutely floored me. Lack of appetite, fatigue worse than normal. I've been feeling pretty sorry for myself.

I start my 3rd chemo regime this year on Wednesday after the last 2 did absolutely nothing to hold my cancer at bay. I'm now going onto Folfiri and I know very little about it. I do know that ill be coming home with a pump/bottle so it's a long infusion like FLOT. I've have a phone call ore assessment tomorrow so I find out more then. I had a new hickman line fitted last week so I'm basically all ready to start treatment.

I just wish I could kick this chest infection into touch. I think I'm probably going to need another course of antibiotics.

Anyway thats all I've got to say for now

Toodle pip

Tony x

Bilious Bob 24 days ago

Hi Tony1966

I go for my 2nd Paclitaxel infusion on Thursday. I was fine after the first last week, managed to keep drink down and felt okay. The last couple of days I'm really thirsty but finding it hard to keep anything down. My tumours are in the oesophagus and stomach lining where's yours?

Tony 1966 24 days ago in reply to Bilious Bob

My cancer has now spread to the lining of my abdomen and my chest. I've also got a tumour where my stomach was pulled up to join what's left of my oesophagus. I was on Paclitaxel aswell but it didn't work, neither did the Oxaliplatin before that.

Bilious Bob 24 days ago in reply to Tony 1966

Thanks Tony, do you have difficulty keeping anything down too?

Tony 1966 24 days ago in reply to Bilious Bob

No, I'm pretty much ok on that front. I remember you telling me you have problems keeping food down. I do fet a build up of mucus and flem that blocks my plumbing so I have to go to the toilet to bring that up.

Always Yellow 23 days ago

Can I ask Tony, at any stage following your initial surgical procedure, were you or have you been offered regular scans?

Tony 1966 23 days ago in reply to Always Yellow

It was quite a while but I numerous scans in August/September last year as I was in hospital with a nasty Staph infection. I have scans every 3 months now.

Always Yellow 20 days ago in reply to Tony 1966

Did you have a 3 stage oesphagectomy?? And if so, if you don't mind me asking, which Health Authority do you fall under?

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