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I woke up yesterday morning with the most awful gastric reflux the burning was horrendous. It has knocked me for six and I spent most of the day in bed unable to eat and feeling so tired and nauseous. I'm feeling slightly better this morning but I am...
New to this forum and trying my best to navigate some uncertainty, so appreciate any thoughts based upon your experience. After four cycles of FLOT and my tumor being stabilzed. Tumor specifcally is a T3 n1 bulky distal oesophageal adenocarcinoma involving...
I am hoping to go on a Mediterranean cruise next year for 7 days. I have been quoted £1200 for holiday insurance. Is this about right. I had my op in January 24 and the margins and lymph nodes were clear. Is this quote about right.
Hi everyone, new here! Weve had confirmation today that mum has oesophagus cancer; this has been caught by tests performed at sheffield focussing on her small bowell, they saw it on the way down. Luckily the small bowel has been confirmed as not cancerous...
My hubby had ivor lewis 6 weeks ago its been tough with eating snd him losing 2.5 stone . Had the consultant today for biopsy result. The margins were clear but out of the 37 lythm nodes 2 came back positive. Mop up chemo is in 3 weeks , consultant said...
Today it was confirmed that cancer has returned and is all over the peritoneum and small bowel. Chris has been so unwell since the hiatal hernia repair that there is no chance of him coping with any chemotherapy and it probably wouldn’t help much anyway...
In February I had brachytherapy for my oesophagus tumour. I was warned there may be significant side effects due to large dose of radiation. I was fine for a while but have now developed an ulcer at the site of the tumour, both being about 3cm in length...
My first post here! Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with a gastro oesophageal junction cancer T2 N1 MO in May. Surgery not offered due to age and other illnesses. After 15 face to face appointments and procedures I’m due to start CAPOX chemo - 6-8 three...
Hello all, hoping that I can get support, and offer in return, on our family situation. I posted the following in the Ask a Nurse section and had some really good advice (shared here for diagnosis/prognosis context) Hello, I am hoping for some insight...
I would like to know the best foods and drinks to consume that won't cause any pain. I'm good at remembering some foods to eat, but would like to hear from anybody on what they find best to consume through the day. I suspect it's best to eat little...
