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Hi, my dad has recently been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer stage T3 N3 M1, sadly his cancer is inoperable he has been offered palliative chemo starting with the EOX regime, I’m so devastated by this as currently he is well, no symptoms, weight stable...
Hello, my mother has recently been diagnosed with barrels esophagus where they've discovered some cells and she requires some severe surgery to remove. Just trying to process this as even typing the word cancer is difficult.
This may be a bit premature on m y part as I haven't even started chemo yet (3.5 months since diagnosis + , is this a record yet?) But I'm wondering if anyone has been through this with coeliac and how hard hard have they found it to find things they...
I had a PEG procedure 3 hours ago at Homerton Hospital in Hackney. No literature or discussions with medical staff prepared me for the very high level of pain I am now in. Talk was of "discomfort". What have been other people's experiences post operation...
My husband is T3 N2 & M0 For a living he delivers furniture, heavy pieces and in flats, houses all sorts. How likely is it that he can still do that after recovery from the op?
Hi everyone Looking for tried and tested suggestions to enhance the flavours. I just blitzed half a banana in a chocolate shake with Nutella, full fat milk and cream for my husband. He had replacement stent fitted last week after the last disappeared...
What a devasting place for us to be in... Husband diagnosed with OC last week, told may not be viable for surgery in which case one year to live. Just waiting for pet-can results. I'm not sleeping and neither is he, any natural suggestions?? How do...
Hello everyone. It's taken a while to reach out to you all and I am so thankful that you are here ... My husband was diagnosed with OC 3 weeks ago and has stage 4 b he has had radiotherapy to his oesophagus and hip and is having chemo in a week. I am...
Hi, my dad was diagnosed a few weeks ago after starting to struggle to eat. Since being diagnosed he has struggled more and more with food and a lot of mucus (sorry too much information but I’m sure everyone’s used to it). Has anyone else experienced...
Desperate to find health service that provides radiotherapy, immunotherapy or any treatments other than che,mo, chemo chemo that is being suggested by my MacMillen Nurse all the time. I have no contact with my Oncologist although I have constantly pleaded...
