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I have had 4 sessions of Flot and a scan. The doctors say I am ready for the operation in December. The tumour has shrunk enough for me to start eating after being on liquid feed for nearly 5 months. I tried a small jacket potato with heaps of butter...
Today my journey begins in earnest, addenbrookes for picc line insertion, meeting with my team off doctors . Chemotherapy to start tomorrow at 9.00am. Shitting it is an understatement, can’t sit still now ,so sitting around for a few hours will be hard...
Hi. I have recently completed a 4 session course of FLOT chemotherapy and had the CT scan several days ago. I have been on Fresubin feed via NG tube since diagnosis last May. A few weeks back I found I could take small amounts of fluid by mouth and tried...
Hi my husband was told on Saturday that he has this cancer needs a scan to see if anywhere else, to say I’m frightened is a massive understatement. He is being so brave and I’m a mess and help with how to get through this is greatly appreciated. I previously...
I finally have my operation day. 9th November, isolation from 4th, which unfortunately means I will miss the rugby with my sons, but it is a small price to pay to try and sort out this cancer, which up until recently has had little effect on me. But now...
Sorry for the brain dump, like the title says, I don’t know where to start…. My dad has had a Gastroscopy this weekend and they have found a 3cm growth, he’s now being sent for a full body scan then they can talk about treatment. The next 2 weeks are...
Hi ..story so far … went to the doctors on 15th October .. I had been having trouble swallowing for a few weeks and then noticed my poo had turned jet black !!! I’m glad it did because I’m not sure I would of gone to the doctors if it hadn’t 19th October...
Hi does anyone know if you can take these if your just feeling sickly or are they really just for if you’re being sick?
Been to addenbrookes hospital yesterday , seen all the specialists. Looks like chemo to start soon, PET scan come back as no distant cancer only regional. Said they are going to throw the book at it , to try and cure me. Things starting to seem real now...
Result was: OGD: Pathollogy at 30cm to 40cm(GOJ) scoped to D2, no further abnormalaties. Lap: no obvioys peritoneal disease, smalll volume ascities; liver cysts segment 2/3. I would like too know what it alll means?
