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2023 diagnosed with breast cancer went through mastectomy,chemotherapy and radiotherapy 12 months on feeling a lot better getting back to normal today diagnosed with oesophageal cancer I am now booked in to have a CT scan next week then the following...
Hi, I’m not sure where to start. I’ve never reached out to a forum before, I’m not even on Facebook! Dad - 71 yrs was diagnosed stage 2 at the end of Feb & started chemo last Friday. He had a stent put in in March as he could no longer swallow but this...
Hi all. Hope anyone reading this is doing as well as you can be to be on the forum. Just wondering for anyone who is undergoing chemo or radiotherapy if you take any probiotics ?? My mum has received a partial diagnosis and I’m just doing all the research...
Hi, my Dad doesn't have long left; he's got the pain under control but is really suffering from being able to keep anything down. He has pretty much zero appetite, has to drink everything through a straw, and even then, he sometimes brings it back up...
Hello, i hope you are all as well as you can be. Here is my cancer story . Referred myself to my GP in Nov 23 with what felt like perpetual trapped wind at the top of my stomach and some sharp pain after hot drinks or alcohol. Got blood tests...
I should start with a bit of background. My husband was told he had oesophageal cancer on 30th December 2022. After the staging lap at the end of January we were told it was T3 N3 M0 (poorly differentiated - the worst kind) the tumour was 11cm and had...
Hi I'm a newly diagnosed esophageal cancer patient. The only reason I went to the docs was because I'd had a few intermittent episodes of regurgitation, but usually after a few too many beers so wasn't at all worried. That was on the 18th of March and...
Hi. Just thought I’d reach out to see if anyone can relate to my situation. I’m over five months since having three way Oesophageal Surgery. I was doing really well with fitness and eating levels. Then last Friday (after a Chinese Takeaway which did not...
Hello, I’m really worrying. 2 months ago, when I swallowed food. It got stuck (not choking). I drank water and it felt like it was filling up on top. After a couple of minutes it went down, this happened twice more within the same month. This hasn’t happened...
Andy has recieved his date for surgery , its getting very scarey now !! Does anyone have any tips as to what we'll need to have ready to take to the hospital . Trying to be prepared . Many thanks Vonn I hope youre all doing well you've all been...
