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so after routine mammogram revealed something, called back 27th sept 2023, told due to dcis, its coming off 13th october, right masectomy, then chemo, horrible reaction, 15 sessions of radiotherapy, then it all stopped, then the mental side kicked in...
Hi All, My husband just finished his chemoradiotherapy for stage 4 esophageal cancer and have decided to take 2 weeks in France before his scan to see how its worked. I do remember reading somewhere in this forum that someone had found a decent insurance...
My husband has been diagnosed with heart failure following his FLOT, weak outgoing heart muscle. This is now putting his surgery in jeopardy. Anyone else had experience of this? We are keen to go forward with the op but the clinicians are reluctant. Any...
Everything I read and everything I hear about this operation is truly terrifying. I would do literally ANYTHING else to rid myself of this awful disease. I understand that I'm fortunate to be given the opportunity to even have the op but the stories...
Just saying hello from Sheffield . My husband is scheduled for the Ivor Lewis op on 2nd August following 5 weeks of chemo-radiotherapy. The op and aftermath sounds daunting so it is good to hear from others about their experiences .
So, my husband had a scan half-way through FOLFOX chemo after 6 cycles. The results are delayed but the nurse phones to give us the 'good' news that the cancer is stable and has not spread further than the local lymph nodes. I am, however, feeling a bit...
I'm very anxious at the moment and wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience. I've had FLOT Chemo, then surgery, then another round of FLOT which finished four weeks ago. My worry is that for six weeks Ive had swollen glands in my throat...
Hi wonder can anyone help? My husband is 2 weeks post oesophagectomy on high enough doses of morphine and is suffering badly wth constipation, too much laxatives - docusate, laxido and bisacodyl and he gets diarrhoea ease back and constipation returns...
Hi all, My nan had the tumour in her oesphagus removed through key hole surgery on the 24th May. She stayed in hospital for 6 weeks after due to constant diahorrea and sickness. They eventually sent her home with her feeding tube as she couldn't stay...
Spent 7 hours in A&E this morning with my husband as he has had delayed gastric emptying and vomiting at 13 months post Ivor-Lewis procedure. They did a CT. The gastric pull-up is all fine, but they found a 4cm tumour on his liver and a 3cm one on his...
