hi all, just a bit of advice, work were brilliant with the breast cancer, then shortly after that, this new little so and so appeared, so havent been at work for some time, had my oesophagectomy op in Jan, so just getting used to the smaller stomach...
so literally had a call for todays appointment, 2.30pm at the churchill, to take the feeding tube out that was going into my small bowel. have so many syringes, and pump feed left over, i am pretty sure they wont be taken back, some one mentioned some...
Hello everyone, My wife is currently on FLOT Cycle 2 of 4. The plan is for surgery and then possibly a further 4 rounds of chemotherapy. My question relates to the PICC line. In the groups experience we wondered if most people had their PICC lines...
Hi, my dad had his surgery almost 2 weeks ago, it went well but there have since been some complications. He was admitted to ICU with breathing difficulties, a CT scan showed a leak in the join and subsequently his chest was filling with fluid. He’s had...
My step dad went for Endoscopy on 21.01 he went to the doctors the week before due to some food feeling like it was getting stuck. After the endoscopy we was told they had found a small tumour and they had taken 12 biopsies from the tumour and areas around...
Hi, I'm new here and have joined as my dad has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He and my mum are keeping everything to themselves and saying everything is fine (which is their right but isn't helpful to me or my sister). So far my dad has had a...
Good morning My growth is at the OG junction, I am swallowing fine, no spicy food, onions or garlic. I have to eat/drink slowly. My 1st meal, porridge tends to go down, no problems as do yogurts. My other meals are then hit and miss, which are becoming...
I have been feeling lousy the past few days. Suffering badly with reflux pain in the side where the scar is and feeling totally exhausted And on top of that i have cut the roof of my mouth which is making eating difficult
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experienced something similar or has any thoughts. My mum has oesophageal cancer and has been having chemo and immunotherapy, mostly every 3 weeks since December. She also has a stent in place....
Currently waiting for the rest of test results and advice. They are really struggling with eating and swallowing. Feeling a bit in limbo right now
