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Hi. My husband had a recent endoscopy after experiencing difficulty swallowing food. During the procedure they identified something suspicious and took biopsies. He was sent for an immediate CT scan. Last week, after the multi disciplinary meeting we...
Two weeks post op thought I was doing well so decreased the tramadol!! And felt like I had a dose of flu been in bed the last two days ! Not one for taking pain killers so wished they would have warned me !! Unless I have had flu who knows !!
Hello everyone, my Mum has recently joined the club that nobody wants to be in. She started having problems swallowing food back in December (never thought to tell anyone!) by the end of February it had got worse so she went to the Doctors and they put...
Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well. We went for Tony's scan results yesterday midway through 2nd line chemo of paclitaxel. Oesophagus tumour and lymph nodes are stable, liver METS have gone but he has new spots on his bones in the hip, oncologist...
Hi not been on for ages partner finally started his chemo and omg after first lot he found he could eat more soild foods hes list wuite a bit of weight but hes putting it on. Little side effects has ct scan today amd a face 2 face with consutant tomorrow...
I have recently been diagnosed with stage 3 adenocarcinoma of my oesophagus. No treatment plan in place as still having tests. I am very worried, I am by myself as my partnership ended very dramatically just before Christmas and I have struggled to cope...
Hi, my partner, Stuart, had an oesophagectomy on 14 November 2024. He was lucky that he didn’t need chemo either before or after the operation. However, he’s still on a nasal gastric tube, which he hates with a vengeance, and his voice is still hoarse...
Hi, I have stage 4 OC spread to liver diagnosed back in November 2024. I am now 3/4 of way through Folfox chemo which I am tolerating well and mid term scan suggested tumours were shrinking. The stent I had fitted in December to restore my swallow...
Hello all, My husband's oncologist is arranging for him to have a stent fitted to help ease his swallowing. Just 2 weeks ago we went out with close family to watch the rugby and went for a curry afterwards. He had a milder one for a change because of...
Hi All I hope you’ve all had the best day that you can. I’m really hoping you can advise/help me please. I had my second round of chemo today & with the first round, I could start to eat. However, for the last three or four days I literally feel like...
