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My parent is stage 4 and terminal. They have just had a stent fitted and I'm struggling to think of meal ideas to tempt them. They are meant to be on a soft diet, but some of the advice we have been given by the dietician, doctor and the booklet they...
Hello, my husband has recently been unwell and I took him to the doctors, he's not old 53 and very physically fit. He had an endoscopy yesterday and they confirmed oesophagus cancer, yet they've not even done the biopsy. We now need to wait for a few...
Hello all. I won't say it's nice be here, but it's good to know there's somewhere to talk to people in the same boat. I was diagnosed Feb/March.
Hi All, Sorry we have been missing for a while, there have been many things going on and time has not been on our side recently. Dal is currently waiting on an MRI as the most recent scan has shown "something bigger" on the liver, near where the radiotherapy...
Hello All I only joined this forum a week or so ago and have been amazed to read so many stories and found people so supportive. Its really helped me to see others are sharing the in the challenges we are all going through. Subject to a final test...
Hi all, I’m hoping for some advice on FOLFOX and how it has been for those on it? My dad due to start next week ️
hi all, just a bit of advice, work were brilliant with the breast cancer, then shortly after that, this new little so and so appeared, so havent been at work for some time, had my oesophagectomy op in Jan, so just getting used to the smaller stomach...
so literally had a call for todays appointment, 2.30pm at the churchill, to take the feeding tube out that was going into my small bowel. have so many syringes, and pump feed left over, i am pretty sure they wont be taken back, some one mentioned some...
Hi everyone. Just looking to see if anyone has experience of EDS (Elhers Danlos Syndrome) or hypermobility and undergoing treatment for Oesophageal cancer? Mum was diagnosed with cancer back in March, we were told her treatment would be chemo/radiotherapy...
Hello everyone, My wife is currently on FLOT Cycle 2 of 4. The plan is for surgery and then possibly a further 4 rounds of chemotherapy. My question relates to the PICC line. In the groups experience we wondered if most people had their PICC lines...
