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Hi, I found out yesterday that I have inoperable oesophageal cancer, which has spread to lymph nodes in my neck, abdomen and the nodes near the tumour. I feel at the moment as though my world has stopped turning. My mind is just numb. I look around everyone...
Hi My dad has just finished his 4th (and final..for now) FLOT treatment. Over the last few weeks I've noticed that he's gone back to bad habits including smoking again, which has devastated me. He always was a smoker, not heavily, but still. He gave...
HI, just wondering if anyone else gets memory loss/poor concentration a lot? Its my partner has/had the cancer finished treatment and im finding this a bit frustratiing, I try not to but I find im repeating myself a million times and while in work having...
My husband has now had 5 cycles of chemo Oxaliplatin/Capecitabine and 3 cycles of immunotherapy/ Keytruda. He has tolerated the chemo well, but unfortunately developed a bad rash and colitis with the immunotherapy. The rash has responded well to the...
My husband has squamous cell carcinoma. He was diagnosed in Feb. We have been moved from pillar to post by Barts waiting for decision on treatment. A month ago the tumour broke through oesophagus wall into lung. This resulted in op to insert 2 stents...
Hi all, just joined the forum. I’ve just had my 3rd round of Flot (last Thursday), I have a final one on Thursday 15th June, then a 6 to 8 week wait until my op. Where my cancer is, they haven’t decided whether they remove my oesophagus and stretch...
Hi All Just a update i have had my picc line inserted today better than I thought it was going to be . I sit normal after its done and i am home to get a very slight dull feeling in the chest on the same side as picc line First Chemo tomorrow I've said...
Hi My husband is having his pre op in Liverpool hospital on Thursday. Can anyone tell me roughly how long this takes. We have to travel from North Wales and have to leave our dog, so just wondering if we need to leave her with a dog sitter or not. ...
hello my husband stage 3 having operation to remove tumour and nodes the shark attack they call it he 66 im only 62 so i still got to work my problem is when comes out i read their have a feeding tube as he will only be able to eat small amounts but he...
HI My partner just had a call to go to hosptal in 2 week for an OG and botox, does anyone know what an OG is? (he didnt ask) He has had the botox already, im wondering is it just another dilation although they did say he may have to stay in this time...
