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Hi All, Happy New Year! Well it certainly will be a big year for most of us. My surgery is scheduled for next week and I was wondering if I could get some advice from those of you who have already had it. What did you wish you had taken with you to...
Please can anyone help. My dads symptoms are now worsening. It must have spread. He turned down all treatment thinking he could fight it. He now has pain in his sides and chest. Losing more weight. He now cannot eat anything solid at all even protein...
Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I'm a 52 year old female and diagnosed with the above, following symptoms back in July this year, eventually getting a diagnosis in November. I've finished my first course of Cisplatin and 5fU and due to start...
Hello all, I had successful surgery back in July 2022, however I'm still finding eating difficult, I'm probably just impatient as I was advised that it can take in excess of 12 months for things to settle down. However sometimes I think why did I have...
Well on Tuesday my hubby starts his FLOT chemo, in unknown territory but has to be done, chemo nurse did phone consultation with rules and warnings with the cold weather and possible side effects, very worried so much for not just me but my husband. I...
Hi all , my husband has oesophagus cancer stage 4 diagnosed May 2022had radiotherphy for 5 sessions in August 2022 and has now been having chemo and immunotherapy for 21 weeks .A scan has shown the tumour has shrunk but before hand he struggled to get...
Iv had my op and would like to speak to people that have had this surgery ? I’m struggling to keep weight on . what are other people experiences with post op problems or experiences
Hi my partner back at the end of September 2022 was diagnosed with hinata hernia, very quickly they picked up on abnormal cells , and the pet scan showed a small cancerous stage 2 , tumor, we where floored for , a month , before we got all information...
Hi all, Just introducing myself. I'm early 60's male just diagnosed with stage 2a and had a stent inserted - not really certain what the journey ahead will involve as I'm not going to google anything - there's too much horror out there already...
Hi everyone, My hubby was diagnosed with OC in Feb 2019. He had chemo surgery chemo. In March 2021 he was told the cancer had returned & was given months to live. Well the cancer proved to be remarkably stable (the Drs words) & it is only now that he...
