I went for my six monthly check up yesterday. Everything was fine except I have developed a hernia. Anyone else have this .
Hi everyone my mum was diagnosed just over 4 months ago, she ended up having to have a stent fitted fairly soon after due to not being able to take any liquid. There isn't any surgery she can have and she stopped the chemo after one session (due to how...
Well the last 2 and half weeks have been a horrible nightmare and I’m ready to wake up! On Tuesday 27th August my dad went for a camera to check out the severity of his “ hiatus.hernia” after struggling swallowing, been sick in his sleep, acid reflux...
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....
Dad has been in hospital for nearly 4 months. Multiple procures, tests, scan, 2 aspiration pneumonia, 3 ng tube, 1 jtube and now a rigg. Esophagus cancer, inoperable, incurable, very large mass. He now has a partially collapsed lung and pneumonia again...
Hi all, I had sugery in December and have been doing realy well, I'm now having some issues with reflux and heartburn at night having been ok for a while, so was wondering if its unusal .at this timeframe ? I would be most grateful for any tips or advice...
Hi Just looking for positive stories regarding treatments for Esophagus Cancer that do not involve surgery. Dad has recently been diagnosed, but we are still waiting more information/plan forward. Although we have been told surgery will not be an option...
Hi there, I'm just looking for some advice really. My dad had the Ivor Lewis operation just over a year ago. Things had pretty much settled down, but in the past 6 weeks he has lost about 7 kg in weight and also stopped sleeping. His energy levels are...
Hello all, my husband has had the Ivor Lewis surgery along with a small area of lung removed and was home on day 6! Not what I expected as thought he would be in longer, he was keen to get home as he didn’t cope well on the ward once out of critical care...
Morning people, not posted for a while, reconstruction surgery January 2025, surgeon happy with the results, on immunotherapy, and on sarong trial, and feel so ashamed to feel like this, I just find it hard to be positive, more so recently after having...
