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Of to hospital Monday 9th, have 2 Biopsy taken to check cancer DNA to see if it's positive or negative. Did give a name for it but can't remember what it was. Then going to have a stent fitted hopefully will make eating a bit easier, more blood test in...
Hi all continuing with our journey, 2nd lot of FLOT completed, few more side effects with this one, more with the fingers and toes, thanks for all the previous advice , gloves are around the house so he can open doors etc. Still got the head aches, he...
Hi all….My husband had his op at the beginning of October. The op went as planned but he developed double pneumonia and was on life support for six weeks in Intensive Care. The nurses and doctors were absolutely amazing and nine weeks after the op he...
Hello My husband has just completed his 25 sessions of Radiotherapy and 7 Chemo sessions . He is extremely tired , in pain ( does have strong pain killers ) and generally feels rubbish . Whenever we ask at the hospital they always state that this is normal...
Hi All, Happy New Year! Well it certainly will be a big year for most of us. My surgery is scheduled for next week and I was wondering if I could get some advice from those of you who have already had it. What did you wish you had taken with you to...
Please can anyone help. My dads symptoms are now worsening. It must have spread. He turned down all treatment thinking he could fight it. He now has pain in his sides and chest. Losing more weight. He now cannot eat anything solid at all even protein...
Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I'm a 52 year old female and diagnosed with the above, following symptoms back in July this year, eventually getting a diagnosis in November. I've finished my first course of Cisplatin and 5fU and due to start...
Hello all, I had successful surgery back in July 2022, however I'm still finding eating difficult, I'm probably just impatient as I was advised that it can take in excess of 12 months for things to settle down. However sometimes I think why did I have...
Well on Tuesday my hubby starts his FLOT chemo, in unknown territory but has to be done, chemo nurse did phone consultation with rules and warnings with the cold weather and possible side effects, very worried so much for not just me but my husband. I...
Hi all , my husband has oesophagus cancer stage 4 diagnosed May 2022had radiotherphy for 5 sessions in August 2022 and has now been having chemo and immunotherapy for 21 weeks .A scan has shown the tumour has shrunk but before hand he struggled to get...
