Hi my mum is currently on her 2nd cycle of Capox as she has T4 stage oesophageal cancer along with liver mets. She’s due to have a scan after her 3rd cycle, my question is does she then get a break from treatment before starting cycle 4 or does next...
Haven’t posted in a while as my heart is token into a million pieces, Neil lost his battle with this horrible cancer on 22/4/22. We only had 5 months together after his diagnosis. We had been together 43 years and married for 39 not long enough, how do...
Hi. My husband had a stent fitted a week ago and he has suffered with terrible reflux ever since. He is on Lansoprazole twice a day but it doesn’t seem to help. On the plus side he can eat most things really well now. He says his stomach is constantly...
Had chemo on Friday cams home with a bottle for 24 hours was fine started the injections last night feel so tired and ache every where today is this normal
I just cant get my head round whats happened. 38 years old and has recently passed away with oesophgeal cancer. He had a son of 8 years old. I am his ex partner woth whom he has a child with and its hit me like a tonne of bricks. Why him? How...
Hi all, sorry I haven’t posted for a while. Just wanted to give an update since I last asked a question about the operation and to offer my own experience of the operation. it’s early days but I had my operation on 7th June - minimal invasive surgery...
Hi all, I just wonder about other peoples experiences of portion sizes following the op? Yesterday I had about 2 tablespoons of porridge for breakfast, about 2 tablespoons of beans on crust less toast and similar size for tea. Only had one snack in...
My wife has been told she can’t eat rice or pasta with her stent. Yet I have looked at several NHS websites, and they are both on the list of foods to eat. What is the correct advice?
Hi my husband was diagnosed with the return of his oesophageal cancer October, he had a stent fitted to help him eat. All was well until April and the food started sticking again. He had an endoscopy last week and apparently the stent is narrowing halfway...
Just had my last lot of mop up flot chemotherapy, so see how it hits me this time, still I’ve done me 4lots of pre op chemotherapy,Ivor Lewis operation, 4lots of flot mop up chemotherapy, just trial mmunotherapy to go starting next month wish me luck...
