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Hello, my mother has stomach cancer with metastases to the liver and peritoneum. They are going to give him palliative chemotherapy (FOLFOX) and immunotherapy (Nivolumab) to see if it stops anything. Someone is in the same situation and can tell me...
Hi all my dad is due to start his first round of chemotherapy (FOLFOX) in a few weeks. Does anyone have any advice on managing side effects or what to take with them to chemotherapy to make it easier? He's also having a PICC line inserted.
Hi, my dad has GIST cancer. He was hoping to continue taking imitinab, but he has had some awful allergic reactions to the drug. Swollen tongue, unable to breathe etc. The Drs won't continue with it as it could be life threatening to him. So looks like...
Hello I was diagnosed with stomach cancer 5 weeks ago and about to start chemo followed by a total gastrectomy . I am 84 years old and completely terrified by the thought of the whole process. To add to the difficulty of eating post operation I suffer...
Hi my mum had a total gastrectomy for cancer which was successful about 2 years ago. Last year she developed dysphagia and couldn't tolerate anything solid by mouth and had to r "foamies" spitting foam and some retching but managageable. However she lost...
Hi Guys Just a quick update from me . My total stomach removal in August 2023 well what a roller coaster of a ride . Chemo Operation Twisted bowel caused during Operation Long recovery time No chemo after Operation 3 Hernias in scare area...
Hi,my husband had a total gastrectomy in December and has been suffering a lot of pain after eating and drinking and has lost 7 stones.he has been diagnosed with esophagitis and now has a small intestinal bowel bacterial overgrowth known as sibbo. He...
Hello everyone, I'm 41 (42 in May) and have been recently diagnosed (10 Aprol 25) with gastric adenocarcinoma. Diagnosis has been a real rollercoaster since Jan 25 when I went for my first endoscopy for a suspected stomach ulcer. In the time before...
Hi,I have been very concerned about my husband who had total gastrectomy in December. He seemed to be getting on well but developed a lot of bile reflux. For the last few weeks he has been getting a lot of pain after eating and feels like the food isn...
I began writing this, 2 days ago, just before then during my second round of FLOT chemotherapy for distal gastric adenocarcinoma. I am 57 years old I was originally diagnosed a distal gastric ulcer following CT scans and two endoscopies. On the third...
