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Hi there, My Dad is scheduled for an oesphagectomy this week. We know he should be supported in bed once home, so that he is propped up. He has a divan style bed so it’s not possible to raise one end of the bed itself… What solutions are there to this...
Hi all, I haven't posted for a long time but I just want to share some good news we've received. My lovely mum was diagnosed with (6cm) Squamous cell carcinoma with two possible lymph nodes involved (T2N?M0) this time last year and she underwent radical...
So here it is day 1 of Chemo. All fine so far, canola in, bloods taken, anti-sickness and steroids taken. I'm first in today and others just arriving. Supposed to be on 21 day treatment cycle but doc changed to 14 day cycle now in ward and they have me...
Hi . My dad was diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer in September. He’s 81 years old and lives with my mum next door to us . One days he’s in pain and being sick . But then the next he seams ok . its really hard especially for my mum, We are...
Hi I was diagnosed with OC on 18th October. A CT Scan lit up two lymph nodes in my neck so I subsequently have had a PET Scan and Ultrasound Biopsy. I will find out this afternoon what the results are. This is my second time in limbo and it is so...
My husband is in his second week of his first round of flot I am wondering if anyone else has problems his mood swings are awful and I am not used to him being like this
Hi we have Neils appointment with the oncologist next Thursday morning and wondering what questions we need to ask? Neil has been told surgery not an option as his cancer advanced and aggressive so we are aware that any treatment is palliative but need...
On my way to addenbrookes, acci unit for my final 4th round of their finest champagne, bit nervous as the side effects hav gotten a little harder each time. But everyone out there , time is relative, onwards and upwards, and I hope your journey is a good...
I had a second laparoscopy today in preparation for a total gastrectomy in two weeks time, as I am under two hospitals with Addensbrooks taking over the surgery my diagnosis by the other hospital has been perhaps down played in the seriousness of the...
My Hubby had a Esophagectomy in 2017 stage III TN2 did all his treatments and now in 2021 just had 2 cancer tumors removed from lymphnodes under the armpit. He's now waiting to start Chemo again but I am so worried already that he still vomits when he...
