Hi, had to have a CT scan today, because I had a routine blood test the other month and my liver function results came back abnormal… I’ve had a blood test since and it’s stabilised… Anyway results were sent to my consultant… and he wanted me to have...
My wife has been diagnosed with a form of stomach cancer. She was admitted to hospital on 21st June after visiting her GP. After having endoscopy and biopsy procedure then another procedure to have a stent fitted to allow her to eat solid food she was...
Can anyone share their experience of a full or part stomach removal operation . And the time scale for short term and long time recovery time scales . I am expecting my operation mid July to end of July. Trying to get mentally and physically preparing...
Can anyone tell me if they had same problem as me . My skin on face red sore and tight, very sore eye lids sore top lip nothing helping . I've used creams and lotions with no joy And ive taken antihistamines bags under my eyes so heavey and sore
Hi everyone Dad has completed his first round of chemo (four rounds of FLOT 80%) It has now been two weeks and today we received a call asking him to come in for a PET - CT tomorrow. Praying this shows some shrinkage so we can then get the go ahead...
Following my first chemotherapy of which I had 5 sessions and was Capox I am left with numb hands and feet and feel icy cold. It starts just below the knee on the shin no feeling feet are quite swollen, the back of legs are fine. On the hands it starts...
hello to you all a quick intro having many problems with stomach acid and more recently coughing up blood i was diagnosed with stage 2 stomach cancer although scans confirmed no major spread to other places i had the Laparoscopy 3 days ago and has shown...
Hiws does any feel after 7 days into chemo . I've woke up today after having very mild side effects. we banged headache, sore throat, and runs My eye lids still burning my GP doesn't think it's the chemo and clear up, I idn't think he understood chemo...
Hi everyone I’m Claire and I’m 40, and recently discovered I have stomach cancer. After many tests and no real symptoms other than 2 isolated incidents of vomiting blood (months apart) I have been diagnosed with stomach cancer / it’s in the upper stomach...
Anyone having problems with picc line discomfort ie bearable pressure in chest
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