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HI Im just wondering if anyone who has already been trough treatment still feels sick everyday, nausea or vomiting or just has to go to bed a lot. My partner has had chemo & surgery which all finished over a year ago, he was gettting better gained the...
Stephen had stent fitted Tuesday. He is disappointed as no real improvement with eating. Still only eating small amounts of clear soup and ice cream anything else is difficult to get down. I keep saying give it time as this is what they said at hospital...
12 days post diagnosis for my better half and we are on the fast track. He is taking it as it comes. I am overwhelmed with anxiety about what there is to face.
hello husband had no real change op was not able to have due to found second tumour but that's was removed but then op was unable to be done so went through 11 chemo's than for nothing now we been offered 6 more chemo with autoimmune system now that's...
Hello, Help please. I would like some help please. I got diagnosed by endoscopy on the 28th September, since then I have had CT, PET scan and meeting with Nurse who told me it was stage 4. I was due an appointment with oncologist tomorrow on 8th...
My time line 14th Sept reffered hosp 23rd Sept -Endoscopy 26th Sept - CT scan 4th Oct - Diagnosis 12th Oct - Pet Scan Ist Nov - Further Endoscooy Chrmo starts in 10 days - I don't think I waited to long at all really . To say I am terrified...
Hi all, My dad today had his 2nd cycle of post op FLOT. He was unsure at the beginning whether to do any of the post op chemo, but his oncologist reduced the dosage by 25% so he decided to do it. He was almost certain that he was going to stop after...
Have my first post-diagnosis meeting with the MDT tomorrow and feel that I should go armed with a list of questions. Any suggestions or does anybody have questions that they wished they had asked at the time?
I have been home 3 days and am finding eating a challenge. Doing everything that I have been told,but still getting diarrhoea. Is this normal early on? Will it get better??
Hello, I had a tiny tumour T1 diagnosis with pre-cancerous cells surrounding it, which was removed successfully and did not need any chemo or radiotherapy. I was extremely lucky with the timing of the camera. I’ve made a full recovery after a resection...
