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Hello I am new to this group, looking for someone who is going through the same as me or has already been through this. My appendix burst back on mothers day ( not the best mothers day I've had). But I wasn't prepared for what was to come. I was discharged...
I’ve only just discovered this group, I wish I’d found you all earlier. I am 55 year old lady who was diagnosed with PPC in June 2023 after 3 mis-diagnosis of menopause, ulcer and inflamed gall bladder. They drained 9 litres of fluid from my abdomen...
Morning. Been diagnosed with primary Peritoneal and secondary in lung lining and had my 1st bout of chemo starting at Christmas 2023. After trying chemo tablets which gave me high BP I'm.back on my targeted drug for a number of sessions. I'm a bit frightened...
Hi , Looking for some info . My mum who is 80 was diagnosed with Primary Stage 3 peritoneal cancer in May She received her first cycle of 6 at the start of June . They had issue’s administering to begin with as she had a reaction . But they managed...
Hello there. I'm here supporting my mum, she's 58 just been diagnosed with high grade serous carcinoma of the peritoneal. She has lymphoma also which is stable. She started PC chemo on Wednesday and only experiencing leg pain deep in the bones. ...
Hi Folls Hope everyone is ok. Just a quick question ascites fluid build up. Has anyone tried any dietary modifications or other methods (herbal/ complementary treatments) that may have worked to slow down the accumulation of fluid. Also does chemo tend...
Hi. I was diagnosed with stage 4 PPC in Dec 20. It was a total shock & like most people hadn’t even heard of it. I was told that it is treated the same way as ovarian cancer. So far I’ve had 4 cycles chemo & tolerated it fairly well considering. My 5th...
Hi, I just wanted to know how it's all going, I'm in a Google spiral and extremely unhealthy, one day I see lots of positive ish and feel up, next day all I see is 11-17 months and I feel back down, have 3 small children, how can I tell them nanny's not...
Hi , my husband has multiple areas of cancer including peritoneal. Food tends to cause a lot of pain and discomfort and the doctor has recommended an “easy to digest “ diet, no other restrictions. Was wondering if anyone in this group has similar experience...
Hello everyone I’m Jane, aged 61 and was diagnosed with the above in August 2023. I was hospitalised in July and had 9.5 lites of fluid drained from my abdomen. I’ve since had 3 rounds of chemo followed by debulking surgery (total hysterectomy,...
