Hi all, my Husband was diagnosed with Prostate cancer 11 months ago and finished his radiotherapy in October, being given the news in November that the treatment was successful. He's been struggling to eat and we assumed was due to his treatment. A...
Surgery went ahead and am now on a ward recovering. Think I will be in ten days. Sore but pleased it is over as huge bed shortage
Hi all,Going for a scan on Wednesday.Have had 4 cycles of Docetaxel and getting a midway scan tomorrow.Must say very nervous as this is second line treatment.My first chemo Folfox didn’t work so will see how this one works if at all in a fortnight.Do...
I had a laparoscopy on 7th December, can anyone tell me if it is normal to still have some pain and discomfort 3 weeks later? thank you
Stomach removal planned tomorrow if bed available. Reading people’s blogs has helped me make this decision so thanks to all. Naturally anxious as I am a fit 86 but the chance of a cure is not available to everyone. The staff at the hospital have been...
Good morning after having a stomach removal surgery for a cancer tumour in June 2022. Unfortunately my cancer has returned in my peritoneum. This has been said to me as a terminal situation. I have thought about a second opinion from a specialist cancer...
Hi wondering if anyone can help . After 4 rounds of capox ( daily capecitabine tablets and 3 week cycle for oxaliplatin infusions ) I have had side effects from the oxaliplatin where I struggle with the cold . Including throat spasms and tingling in hands...
Hello everyone,Well after 1 cycle of capox which my husband had a severe reaction too.Then started folfox and was doing fine,got 2 cycles and then a scan and we were told it wasn’t working,also Nivolumab not working.So now trying Docetaxel as second line...
Hello, I posted a while ago when my husband got diagnosed with Stage 2/3 stomach cancer. Since then, he has completed 7 our 8 FLOT cycles and done pretty well with it. He will have the last chemo next week. We meet with the docs mid December to get scans...
Hello everybody On my last thread I discussed having eating problems and then being sent for an endoscopy. I was told at the time that is was cancer . Since then I have a CT scan and had been waiting for the full diagnosis and consultation. Well...
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