Following my total gastronomy I returned a week later to hospital with a chest infection. This cleared but I then contracted food poisoning so I was in hospital for 2 weeks. The hospital was negligent in part of my care and I have lost too much weight...
Hi, has anyone been diagnosed with this type of cancer cell that can offer any support thank you
Hi My dad has stage 4 stomach cancer. He has been battling it for 3 years now. He was diagnosed with stage 4 about a year ago and had the foxfol chemotherapy up until February this year which he seemed to be managing well with. He had a scan in early...
My initial surgery seemed to be ok and I was released from hospital 6 days after my stomach was removed. But after a week I developed a bad chest infection and returned to hospital. The doctors could not establish what was causing this. A fluid drain...
My dad had his stomach removed 3 years ago and has had problems eating he dropped to six stone and is now on a feeding tube and has been for over a year but he will still not eat I believe most of it is fear of dumping we have tried every food going but...
I have just finished my flot chemo which became difficult. The drugs were changed for the 4th cycle to try and ensure my body did not react so badly. I had a CT scan last week but I have not seen the results. My consultant is proposing total stomach...
Well after scan two weeks ago,we were down at the hospital for the results.Very good news he is still stable.This is the second time,he was stable in April as well.Such good news after all the chemo not working last year and going on to Docetaxel with...
Weirdness never stops. Husband had the operation on the 5th, discharged on Saturday the 13th (very strange discussion - do you want to go home or stay until Monday?). Was reasonably ok, gradually eating a bit more, today some discharge from the wound...
Just had a massive u-turn with my diagnosis. All my scans came back clear that it hadn’t spread apart from some lymph nodes, CT & PET scan. I had a laparoscopic procedure a week after PET scan and it’s now showing that it’s spread to my Peritineum so...
I was given a diagnosis of diffuse gastric cancer and I had surgery about a month ago whereby I had my whole stomach removed. I spent about 10 days in the hospital and I am now recovering from home. It was quite a shock to be diagnosed at age 32 but I...
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