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Hi all Today is the day Dad is admitted to hospital ahead of his oesophagectomy tomorrow. Feeling rather anxious. Just want Dad to be through it and starting his recovery. I've tried talking to him about it but he just says he's OK about it and just...
Hi ihave just finished preop Flot chemo, quite bad rah on face neck and chest. Has anyone experienced this side effect and have advice
My husband was very heavy prior to diagnosis and has lost about 5 stone since last December. He was on a feeding tube for 6 months, until 5th of June, when he had his operation. His weight was steady while on the feeding tube but since the operation he...
Hi everyone, My Dad should have had his last cycle of chemo on 7th July but due to an infection on his foot, this has been delayed provisionally until this Friday 21st July. The infection hasn't quite healed yet and I was wondering how long chemo...
Hi all, i am due for my Oesophago-Gastrectomy on 24 July 23, and would be interested to know how others have got on post surgery. How do I manage sleeping, do I need a special bed or are the wedges sufficient? How mobile are you after release from...
Hello everyone. I'm struggling few months now. I have stomach issues and had an endoscopy 3years ago. 4months now I have pain when I swallow witch was really bad at the beginning and huge pain in my chest. I got to the doc and told me that there's no...
I have now received my provisional result of T3 N1 M0 which to my understanding means the tumour has not spread to other vital organs but is in one or two Lymph nodes. I have been told the MDT have met to discuss my case and will be contacting me to discuss...
Well after much waiting my husband finally had his first face to face monitoring appointment seven months post surgery …I finally got the chance to ask the question I’ve wanted to ask for ages ! ‘At what stage are we at now as the oncologist was hesitant...
Hi All I'm 3.5 years post oesophagectomy and no signs of any recurrence which is fantastic! But ever since I had my cancer treatment I've felt really 'old' physically. I was diagnosed with stage 2 oesophageal cancer at age 46 and was always fairly...
Hi, My husband had surgery in March 2022 to remove tumour and 2/3rds of his stomach, post surgery chemo ( belt and braces)seemed to do all sorts of damage to his digestion. He still has no appetite st all and feels awful for a couple of hours after...
