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I feel like I'm being a real worry-guts, but saw my oncologist yesterday about starting my post op FLOT. I'm currently almost 7 weeks post op but have anaemia (being monitored and treated) and some residual post op pain in ribs. My surgeon recommended...
Hi, I’m new here. My dad’s been feeling ill for a while now, loss of appetite and losing weight, pain in his back and knee, I’ve been asking him to go to the GP for weeks but he’s never been one for doctors so refused. His partner made him go on Monday...
I’m due to start FLOT next Tuesday but have been told that, as one of my blood tests showed that I have a DPD deficiency, I have to receive a reduced dose of one of the chemicals. Has anybody else been in this situation and does this diminish the efficacy...
I expect most of us on here have seen recently that Slade legend Noddy Holder has recently had his 5 year clear results for oesophageal cancer. I know for me, this was a real feel good story as he went from being given 6 months to live, to having chemo...
Hi all. My partner was diagnosed with brain cancer in September 2017. Unfortunately she passed away in September 2018. I had left my job to care for her and I was having discomfort with eating for the year I was caring for her. But I put that to the back...
I have been ‘lurking’ around on this page for a few weeks, reading all posts and advice. Unfortunately my partner Robert aged 55 was diagnosed with this disease on 11 October. He has had CT scans and a PET scan and a laparoscopy and ‘wash’ of his abdomen...
Hello my husband was diagnosed with oesophageal stage 4 advanced cancer 14 weeks ago and has just had his first chemo treatment. He still is in denial about this and refuses to talk to anyone about it and only wants to be informed of what he needs to...
Hi, my mum is 75 and has been told she has a 5cm tumor in her oesophagus. She's had a pet and ct scan and they're doing a biopsy for 1 lympnode to see if it's infected. She is a stong woman for her age. Doctor said no surgery available if node comes back...
Hello This feels strange, I originally posted on here that I was diagnosed with a Neuroendocrine OJ T3N2M0, I have had 2 rounds 21 days apart of carbo/etoposide, side effect, nausea, mild fatigue, stomach discomfort, hair loss, mouth ulcers, mouth thrush...
Hi everyone, I came on with a thread on my mum’s initial diagnosis of T3,N1,M0 after CT and biopsy. We were waiting for a PET scan. Mum has now had her PET scan and the results are that she has Metz in liver and ilium. They have obviously said that...
