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Hi my Husband was meant to start his 3rd round of chemo this afternoon. He has been very poorly this week. He has had a COPD flare up, which has resulted in him being on antibiotics and steroids, ( Just in case meds}. Not much sleep, Monday or Tuesday...
A few weeks ago our dad was diagnosed with stage 4 oesophageal cancer. He had struggled with eating & losing weight before diagnosis & this has unfortunately got worse due to stent issues & iron so low he’s just had to have a blood transfusion. Two...
Hi, I'm new here and have joined as my dad has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He and my mum are keeping everything to themselves and saying everything is fine (which is their right but isn't helpful to me or my sister). So far my dad has had a...
My brother in law started on Flot chemo, he has localised cancer adenocarcinoma which is also showing in a lymph node. I think the idea was for him to have the Flot chemo before the Ivor Lewis op, but unfortunately he has heart problems, so he never...
hi. i was diagnosed with t3 in october and have have now completed chemo and proton therapy and had operation in february. Happily now been told by surgery team I am cancer free. However, now as mop up, the oncologist has suggested I consider immunotherapy...
Firstly thank you to all on here who have been so supportive and helpful through the diagnosis and pre op chemotherapy journey. The support and advice has been so helpful and I have learned so much from the experiences of others. Chris had his op on 16...
Good morning My growth is at the OG junction, I am swallowing fine, no spicy food, onions or garlic. I have to eat/drink slowly. My 1st meal, porridge tends to go down, no problems as do yogurts. My other meals are then hit and miss, which are becoming...
I have been feeling lousy the past few days. Suffering badly with reflux pain in the side where the scar is and feeling totally exhausted And on top of that i have cut the roof of my mouth which is making eating difficult
hi there, I am new to this community although we are on the second stage of my partners treatment and I have read some of your discussions previously which have helped me support in the early days of diagnosis and chemotherapy. Thank you. We had a diagnosis...
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experienced something similar or has any thoughts. My mum has oesophageal cancer and has been having chemo and immunotherapy, mostly every 3 weeks since December. She also has a stent in place....
