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Hi everyone My husband is 4 weeks post oesophagectomy and is losing a lot of weight (1.5 stone in the first 3 weeks) mainly due to feeling nauseous most of the time. He’s sleeping pretty well at night (7.5 hours in a block) and a 2 hour nap in the day...
I have T2N1M0 and had my first chemo session over 3 weeks ago but spent 10 days in hospital with sepsis on 4th day after chemo session. Seeing consultant in 3 days and pretty nervous. After first chemo I can eat just about anything without pain and it...
Hi My dad is due to start FLOT chemotherapy treatment next week and today he had a procedure to put in a Hickman line in his chest (where the chemo drugs will be linked up to). I was wondering if anyone has had this procedure done and how have you managed...
Hi Nev here Anybody got any experience with CDB oil ? Heard some positive stories. I asked my dedicated nurse about but she couldn't recommend anything as its not an official treatment but said some patients get benefit from it.Told me to try if i wish...
we afraid to say he had all 4 lots of chemo all the mri xrays tests and just before op due doctor ask about a dark match on bowel never had problems and then op went down but stopped as this mass was huge and from bios not good big C spread either from...
Hi there my husband was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer and small tumour on his lung in December 2022. His tumour is T3N0M0 He has just finished 5 weeks of chemo (once a week) and daily radiotherapy. He is due to have an operation to remove small...
well he went down for op but they did his hernia first and found some mess in his bowel just behind so op to remove tumour was not done now waiting for bio of what this is they removed most of it the mass so we waiting game again he ok recovering from...
Hi I’ve been commenting on some posts and thought I’d introduce myself ..Married to John age 65 who was diagnosed last August with Oesophageal cancer ..Initially assessed at T3 N1 M0 but after surgery reassessed at T2 N0 M0 ..We’ve just come through thirteen...
i know what stent is why why was it not seen had op date so happy he had 4 chemo's with all mri scans cameras but no one saw it hidden by hernia treatment for oesophageal now on hold because of it told they dont need to do shark attack now as...
Hi, I am new to the group and the past 2 months have been a roller coaster. My husband has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer which has spread to liver and lymph nodes so surgery is not an option. He had his first chemo this week so keeping everything...
