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Hi,im wondering if someone can give advice please. My husband had a total gastrectomy in December and is recovering well but does get a lot of nausea.he isn't ever actually sick but just feels it randomly.we can't seem to find a cause as it can be after...
Bowling Stone - You may remember him saying in his posts ...'WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT - DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS - BUT KEEP ROWING TO BEAT CANCER'. Well, Bowling Stone did just that and had 2yrs 4 mths from diagnosis of Stage 4 Stomach Cancer/ GIST....
Hi again guys, Had my laparoscopy yesterday and the results were an all clear - no sign of any spread of my stomach cancer on the outside of my stomach or surrounding lymph nodes or organs. I still need an MRI next week for my liver before my final...
Hello everyone, We have just found out our dad has stomach cancer, thankfully we are optimistic that it has been found early but we are at the beginning of our journey. I wondered if anyone had any tips or advice of what we may be able to put together...
Hello community, its me again. I'm spiralling. My weight loss after the partial gastrectomy in November is still going and I'm now panicking about malabsorption and malnutrition. I've lost half a stone in a month and 1.5 stone in total since the op...
It’s one year today since I had my gastrectomy, for all those on this journey don’t give up you can do it!
Hello, just looking for a bit of encouragement and information here. My husband 46 had a subtotal gastrectomy a couple of days ago and he's doing very well although he's in a lot of pain and even the strong painkillers are not doing much for him. He...
Hi Guys, I was diagnosed with my stomach oesophageal cancer June 24. I was scanned before starting Chemo and it was found there was some metastasis to my liver, although only very small. The outcome was no op because of the spread but regime of Chemo...
Hello everyone. I’m new but wasn’t sure if I was going to post anything. I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer metastasis in Omentum. I’ve being offered palliative chemo only. Still waiting to see the oncologists. I had lost hope but have seen so many of...
My dad was supposed to have chemo and radiotherapy but got pneumonia so it had to stop. They said they’ll wait until he’s stronger then give him mild dose of chemo only now - no cure just palliative care. He’s struggling to comes to terms with his situation...
