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Hi mum had her CPET today. It didnt go well. She is a fit 76 year old. She goes to a trainer twice a week and does light weights as well. She is slim and can walk really well without getting breathless. She really struggled with the bike and the test...
Hello all, I want to pick your brains again, please. Yesterday Rod had an ultrasound because his stomach has been swelling since he was admitted to the oncology ward on Monday evening. One of his oncology team suggested the fluid in there might be due...
Hi everyone, It’s Paul’s funeral tomorrow and I am laying here awake with so many thoughts going through my head. How do I cope, how do I say goodbye? These past 4 weeks have been leading upto this day and I don’t think I am ready to say goodbye....
When I was told I would have to have chemo my first question was will I loose my hair ? And the consultant said no and I said good because it’s cost me a lot of money!! But I did when it started thinning I tried to keep it in my bob style but that just...
Hello all. After a fantastic 4 weeks of holidays a night at the theatre and watching England win against France in the rugby at the pub on Saturday, today was a total comedown. My husband's last CT scan showed tumour growth and spread. Current treatment...
Hello,Hubbys cancer seemed to respond well to chemo,now we are told it has spread to liver so no radiotherapy to back up chemo.Also change of hospital ,Doctor is saying immunotherapy isn't suitable either so its just chemo,shocked and numb .
So my partners chemo was delayed due to hes became jaundance so they admitted him as his liver bloods were in their words deranged that was last tueday and today hes finnaly have a procdure to unblock his bile duct
I start my treatment on Monday, compromising chemo drugs Paclitaxel and carboplatin on a 3 weekly cycle. Also radiotherapy Monday- Friday for 5 weeks. I have managed to gain weight while waiting for treatment which I hope will help me once treatment...
My partner has oesophagus cancer that has already spread before diagnosis. He’s had radiotherapy on secondary tumour and just had third round of chemo. We know it isn’t curable and have seen palliative care teams but nobody yet has said anything about...
Hi I’m new to this group as we were originally told we were dealing with stomach cancer but it appears to be at the bottom of my father-in-law’s oesophagus. He started chemotherapy and radiotherapy but he became ill. He was taken into hospital and they...
