Trying to get a bit fitter for my OP ,any fittness you can do will help your recovery. I wish everyone who's in the same situation we found ourselves all the best for treatment operation and recovery. I must admit its a scary time for us all
Can anyone tell me what i might expect after my operation and i know not everyone are the same . But i am trying to prpare myself for life after Operation
Having had a total Gastrectomy 4 weeks ago all has been going well with getting used to the new plumbing and healing etc however today no matter what I eat I am bringing it back up not straight away but ip to 30 mins later. I constantly feel like there...
Just had a phone call to inform me that my pre OP will be 31st July. With a veiw to carry out the operation on the 8th August, to say i am scared and worried would be a under statement. Still donot know what surgeon going to do until he opens me up
Did anyone else have this? I’m concerned about it as my mums main symptom before she was diagnosed was burping a lot, and now after surgery it’s bad again, is it common after a TG? It’s not immediately after food kind of continuous throughout the day...
Hi again, I’m after a bit of info from people who’s had total Gastrectomy, my husbands not putting any weight on but then again he’s not really losing it, it goes up and down. He has his meals but doesn’t know when he’s full so tends to stop eating. Also...
Hello everyone,my husband has been diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer.We have been researching drugs and this one came up as being suitable for immunotherapy treatment.We have been told that it isn’t widely available in the uk,we live in the north...
All my arm strength in my arms seems to had wasted away after chemo. I even kept up with my exercises during chemo and had another fittness test . Anyone had any problems with arms ?
Anyone having headache some weeks after finishing first round of FLOT . Late teatime and early morning around 5 30 everyday
My mum has been diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer last July. They couldn’t operate to remove the cancer but re-plumbed her so she could eat normally so the food bypassed the blockage she has. She has been through so much, chemo really took its toll...
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