Hi, just wondering if anyone else has had spots (mainly at breast level to front and now around to my back with some on my belly). They don't itch, burn sting or hurt at all. I saw my GP for some fluid retention after my first round of chemo, and as agreed...
My stomach cancer has been diagnosed as sarcoma which I am told is rare in the stomach. My case was reviewed by an MDT team on the 17th April. This team then passed it on to another team who reviewed it on Monday 29th April. I got a call yesterday to...
I was diagnosed with cancer in the bottom of my stomach in late February 2024 Since then I have had a laparoscopy and two scans plus PET scan last week. Now awaiting the report back to me of where we are in terms of needing chemo before or after op to...
Hi my name is Maureen and yesterday I got the devastating diagnosis of stomach cancer . I'm booked in for a CT scan on Monday to check if spread to lungs . I'm just not coping with the fear and anxiety .
Evening, This is a first post having had it confirmed on Friday I have stomach cancer (substantially visible on both inner & outer surfaces) See my profile for difficult Christmas and aggressive hidden cancer manifesting itself over the past two month...
A ct scan has revealed a marble sized tumour in the back of my stomach. I'm 3 weeks into the 12 week waiting for another scan to determine growth etc. And then see if malignant or not. Hoping for any advice on the matter please as worried sick x 54yr...
I was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma GOJ in December. I presented at the doctors as I had noticed an occasional problem with my swallow. I had an endoscopy followed by a CT which confirmed the presence of a submucosal tumour at the GOJ. I then had a PET...
Hi, my symptoms started just after I lost my mum in December. I initially put them down to stress, but managed to get a private referral in the new year which resulted in a gastroscopy and cancer diagnosis at the beginning of Feb. Since the initial shock...
Hi my name is Christine and my husband was diagnosed with stomach cancer a few months ago. The prognosis is good, he has had 4 lots of chemo and is going for a 2nd scan tomorrow, finger crossed, surgery in a few weeks. Can anyone let me know the recovery...
Hi, My mum died at the beginning of December and almost immediately I started to have problems with acid indigestion I rode that out with over the counter meds believing it was caused by stress, but by new year, things were no better. Luckily I have digital...
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