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Our 81 year old Dad was diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer in September, and there’s no treatment suitable. since then we have been caring for him at home . With a weekly visit from the district nurses and Macmillan . on the 22cd December...
So had my first hospital appointment today saw a consultant gastroenterologist. got told it has spread to liver and lymph nodes so incurable and no operation option, so now more waiting for oncology appointment see what they say, probably Chemo !
Well first chemo and radiotherapy went ok, radio every day and chemo every monday, nice comfy chairs could do with one at home.
I am 4 weeks away from surgery at Addenbrookes, I am a very apprehensive but know if I am to stand any chance I must see it through. I have completed 4 sessions of FLOT which the doctor has told me the the tumour has shrunk enough for me to start eating...
My husband has gullet cancer having line fitted tomorrow for chemo ,started coughing up blood so frightened
Hi Neil had a stent and now needs to sleep sitting up as gets really bad reflux if lies down, have got him a v pillow but slides down then constantly vomits, any help please on how to stop him sliding down many thanks Angie
Hi my husband has now had results from endoscopy and tumour is staged as T3 he has been told it is incurable . He can only have chemotherapy as he has had as much radiotherapy as he can have when being treated for his sclc this past summer. His chemo...
Hi, I had my opp in July 2019. Followed by a break, the 2 months of "flot" mop up chemotherapy.. all went well but it did knock me sideways.. thanks to two great nurses at DVH and a fantastic medical team.. however, I'm about to have yet another dialatation...
So just had my consultation (currently 2 thirds of the way through my first Chemo session) stage 4 And got the news that my Biopsy results came back positive, so they'll be adding Immunotherapy to my next round.... Anyone got any experience with it...
Hi I've joined here because I ⁰struggle letting my feelings put infro t of powers I comfort them mot the other way round. My dad was hospitalised with acute kidney infection in October they sent him for a ct scan 5 weeks ago and got a call to say they...
