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Morning all, My husband has just completed cycle 6 of CAPOX chemo but is still suffering bad with upper back pain. Does anyone else have upper back pain? He has a CT scan on Thursday but I am worried something else is going on. Angie
I had stage 4 diagnoses a year ago . Started a course of 8 chemotherapy sessions which I completed and apart from the first week where it was difficult the rest of the time I had no symptoms and felt really well. The cancer had spread to my liver , lung...
Hi Everyone Just looking for opinions on this subject. Ive had my first four FLOT chemotherapy sessions which have been successful. After seeing my oncologist I thought my operation date was going to be at the beginning of September but when I saw...
Hi, I was diagnosed at the end of December with cancer, but a further PET scan showed an "abnormal" lymph node in the chest cavity and a further one in the left side of the neck. An operation took place to remove the one in the chest cavity for biopsy...
Hello everyone. I have just been diagnosed with mid oesophageal adenocarcinoma. I start Chemo next week for 8 weeks and then a 3 stage esophagectomy, in October sometime. I am in shock right now and have been told to get fit and put on muscle to be...
Hi I am new to the forum ( my 1st post), here goes. I have had Barrets for many years, on my last surveillance endoscopy 7 weeks ago, they confirmed changes, but not cancer. However, 12cm higher up they have found squamous cell carcinoma, which has...
Hi, newbie to the forum and thought I'd introduce myself. I was diagnosed with stage 4 OC in Feb of this year. As is the case with everyone, shocking news to deal with - a nightmare from which you never wake- at least that's how I still feel. My chemo...
I’m half way through my treatment plan and currently on week 3 of radiotherapy , what it is I am now finding it hard to eat food only thing I am eating is cornflakes, weetabix and soup anyone got advise on what food I can eat
Hi, just looking for some advice please, we have just been told that my 86 year old dad has oesophageal cancer, he has had swallowing problems for about 13 months and has been NG tube fed following an endoscopy tear for 8 weeks. This time after being...
I have 13xm Barrets diagnosed some 8 years ago , my specialist hit me with some options last week that scared the life out of me. RFA , cryo and finally an oesophagectomy to remove half my oesophagus. The oesophagectomy scares me somewhat as YEP I googled...
