Hi everyone, I just thought I’d update as I know some people were following my journey. Had my CT scan last week post FLOT. Amazing results as it stated grossly normal organs, no free fluid, no ascites, no abnormal lymph nodes and a reduction in the...
Hi since my first post several people have asked my to keep them informed on my progress so here goes ...I have just spent a week in the hospital to have a duodenal stent fitted to keep my pyloric open as my tumour was causing a obstruction preventing...
Hi this is my first post on here as I have just been given the news that I have Adenocarcinoma in my stomach which has spread to my peretoneum , has any experienced this and can give me an idea on what to expect ...many thanks ....ps 68 YO Male
I have a very understanding job, but obviously not an unlimited goodwill there. From your post-op experience, does it make sense to take the week off for when my husband is in the hospital? Or is the first (and the second) weeks home are more important...
Hi all, My mum had her surgery in July 2023, and recently (past 1-2 months) she has had this issue where after she eats she will have some problems swallowing and she will spit out a lot of some strange secretions and her nose will start running. She...
My husband has stage 4 stomach cancer. It’s now spread to a main vessel on his liver. The nurse has referred a hospice nurse for him now. I’m really scared now as I don’t know how fast he will deteriorate…. Heartbroken x
Hi all i I had my surgery 6 weeks ago today. This was oesophageal gastrectomy and Ivor Lewis, so very long (11hrs) and 9 days in hospital. I’ve since lost around 22 pounds in weight, a lot of it is catabolic so it eats your muscle. I plan on keeping...
Good afternoon Guys and Dolls not been on here for a while. Just a quick up date on my situation had OP last August suffered a lot with bile and getting my eating right in a way my body could manage it . But hopefully ive getting on top of this now some...
I’m 9-10 days post first chemo, had absolutely NO vomiting or loose stools first week and then day 9 it hit me like a tonne of bricks, didn’t have time to take my antisickness because it just came over me all of a sudden :( I don’t understand why it...
I had my first FLOT yesterday and had to go to a&e last night due to these horrific pains that came under my left breast and around my stomach and back, it was like electric shocks in waves and lasted about 20 seconds! I kept having a slow heart rate...
