Hi all , my surgery is booked fir March and have been told 2 weeks before I will have to go on Liver Shrinkage Diet … I was wondering if anyone here has been on it and could give me some advise on how to cope with it thanks Bob
Dad is newly diagnosed. Oesophageal cancer; spread to the liver and lungs. Inoperable due to heart attack in November and the cancer is too aggressive. Can only have palliative chemo to prolong his life. Can see every day he is deteriorating. Getting...
I am over 3 years in remission and used to find great comfort sharing my concerns and getting advice from people who had been through similar experiences with Oesophageal cancer. I was also happy to share my experiences with others on this site. But recently...
Hi, I'm up all night concerned about my dad who had a stent fitted a few days ago. He is back home and in excruciating pain and still can't swallow anything. He kept being sick and is now worried in case he dislodged it. He refuses to go back in to hospital...
Hi everyone, I hope you don't mind me posting here today. We recently included comments from this group in a Community News Blog . We want to create space and discussions for the things that matter to you. Hopefully people can find comfort in knowing...
So Diagnosis was five years ago had chemo which was brutal and unsuccessful and the Ivor Lewis Procedure in October 2017, attempted mop up chemo which again was brutal so stopped, later my research showed chemo is given in a lactose solution ......I am...
2,922 days ago on 11th February 2014 I had my Ivor Lewis. It’s sometimes difficult to respond to peoples’ struggles on this forum, when I have been so lucky. But that doesn’t mean I don’t read every one. I try not to take my good fortune for granted...
Hello, I hope it’s okay to post this here. My close friend has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and it can’t be operated on. She will be having both chemotherapy and radiotherapy but has been told it is palliative. I would like to buy a few...
Hello again Firstly I want to say thankyou to everyone on this forum, I don't always have the strength to post or reply but even just reading the posts help greatly, so thanks. Well after a rollercoaster of a ride yesterday being told my husbands...
Just wanted to reach out to those folks who have recently had the surgery or are about to (Ivor Lewis in particular) and how life after can be as normal as possible. I'm five years on from my op this March 2022 and along with additional medical complications...
