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Hi , My husband is about to start the treatment journey of chemotherapy and radiation , he is type 2 diabetic which due to the cancer seems to be higher than normal . Does anyone know if James will be an inpatient or receive treatment at home , plus...
Hi first time on here, I had my Ivor Lewis operation on the 1st October 24, have finding it hard and slow recovery, have started to get lower abdominal cramps does anyone else suffer with this and also acid reflux at night, have changed few foods and...
Hello everyone, I just was looking for anyones experience after cancer treatment. My mom has finished her chemo around 4 weeks ago now. She was diagnosed with oesophagus cancer 6cm in the upper part of oesophagus and it only spread to 2 nearby nodes....
Hi my partner is on immune therapy hes had some side effects it messed with his thyroid also every so often hua liver levels rise which delay his treatment anybody else found this we wait a week amd then all is well amd he resumes treatment
hi all, just an update, after pet scan showed one lymph node showing its back, am now back on another journey, with surgery scheduled for this thursday. had my pre op assessment today, soon as i walked in there, just started crying, its trigering everything...
Hi all my husband was diagnosed with a UT1b n1 adenocarcinoma and has just finished four rounds of FLOT. He coped well with the chemo apart from now he has neuropathy and his skin on his hands has gone black and is peeling. We have just learnt following...
Hi , This is my first time on this site my husband has been diagnosed with T3 cancer squamous cell cancer , he also type two diabetes which from what the surgeon says can make things difficult . James was seen in 2025 with symptoms but wasn’t called...
My husband has been taking Amitryptolin for nerve pain in his back caused by the op. It has improved things over the last months but not totally resolved it. GP decided to add Gabapentin to the prescription to try and help. Chris took it for just two...
My husband is 36 and being diagnosed with stage 4. They can no longer operate due to distant lymph nodes affected. One tumor near a valve at the heart and one is behind the esophagus . There a few more but didnt tell us exactly how many affected He...
It's been 5 days since my Gastroscopy and the consultant presenting me with images of my 8cm tumour and being told it's not good news. I just keep having flashbacks of him coming through the curtains with the pictures and showing me what was found. Waiting...
