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My niece has had surgery and has drain on her throat for discharge and tube for feed on stomach . It is still nil by mouth as she had a stent put in to try heal a small hole in her throat. This has now got fungal infection and is discharging badly...
Hi all. Quick intro from me before I set to reading through past posts etc, hopefully it'll answer some questions, maybe give me a few new ones I didn't think of yet. Started of with a slight "pulling pain" or tenderness in my sternum, went doctors...
Hello, I'm new to the forum although I was diagnosed in January last year. I have only just discovered that such forums exist and I am looking forward to chatting with people in the same situation, as it can be a lonely road otherwise.
Hi all, I haven’t posted for a while as nothing new to report and I’m sorry I don’t reply to many of you, it’s still new to me so I haven’t got much to input yet. I did however have my first round of FLOT treatment yesterday preceded by my picc line being...
Hi I was told I had cancer on 12th of November and have had my 4 Chemo treatments. I now have a potential date in March for my operation I would like to talk to someone who has had this procedure in the last year or two so I can understand the timescale...
I found this site so helpful when a few years ago I was going through my own cancer journey. Hoping that this will be the same now! My mum has been told she has cancer. They are still to confirm oesophageal but it’s pretty certain to be (tumour found...
Hi guys n gals I have recently been diagnosed with this horrible disease. I'm told it's spread to my hip plus my spine. The spinal tumour was surgically removed in December which has affected my legs and balance. But legs are slowly improving. My...
If my memory serves me correctly, on the old community prior to all the updates over the last couple of years. The most recent comments on a post were at the top of the page. When you clicked on the post it didn't start with the original post from way...
Afternoon everyone, Tomorrow is going to hopefully be my last ever chemotherapy. I will then be entering 3 months surveillance just on herceptin. Has anyone here been purely on herceptin if so what side effects did you encounter? Thanks vinny
Hello all. I've made a few posts here in the past and wanted to reach out again because you're all so nice. Short story my mum has inoperable oesophageal cancer that has attached to her liver. She had a stent fitted a few months ago which has been...
