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Recommendation for head wear and wigs please. My scalp is very sore, with spots/sores, anyone else experience this. I have just ordered some good, natural ingredients shampoo. I am missing food so much, I have just had my 2nd round, I am having carbo...
Hi all, Having just got an “all clear” from the washes from my laparoscopy last week, I am on course to begin chemotherapy next month. have a short holiday booked for December which I still have a small hope of being able to fit in around this. Could...
Well we had our appoint with doctor but he not feeling great in still quite pain with his stomach had a mir all well tumour not moved stent clear bowel fine just feeling ill tired all the time pain got something to do process foods he eats to many of...
Hi all, My dad (66) has just been diagnosed & has a 5cm tumour which is making it near on impossible to swallow most things even liquid things but his consultant doesn’t think they need to intervene & widen the oesophagus yet. He’s been referred to...
I had a keyhole Ivor Lewis oesophegtomy on 13 October, with complications afterwards meaning I was in hospital for 3 weeks. I had a chyle leak which meant another minor op, but all of this was successful. I'm now 5 weeks post main op, and still have a...
Hi everyone, been trawling the internet looking for soft food ideas etc. I came across this document which I found to be well written. It’s from NHS Great Western Hospitals thought it well worth a read to see if it can help/ideas www.ruh.nhs.uk/......
HI Im just wondering if anyone who has already been trough treatment still feels sick everyday, nausea or vomiting or just has to go to bed a lot. My partner has had chemo & surgery which all finished over a year ago, he was gettting better gained the...
Stephen had stent fitted Tuesday. He is disappointed as no real improvement with eating. Still only eating small amounts of clear soup and ice cream anything else is difficult to get down. I keep saying give it time as this is what they said at hospital...
12 days post diagnosis for my better half and we are on the fast track. He is taking it as it comes. I am overwhelmed with anxiety about what there is to face.
hello husband had no real change op was not able to have due to found second tumour but that's was removed but then op was unable to be done so went through 11 chemo's than for nothing now we been offered 6 more chemo with autoimmune system now that's...
