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Hi My father in law has stomach cancer and is new on the treatment. He decided against surgery and is on chemo and then chemo tablets. The problem is he’s been sick for days struggling to keep water down. He’s worried as he has to take chemo tablets...
Hi, I'm just posting for a bit of advice, I'm not sure if I'm being overly anxious but I do plan on making a GP appointment. I've been having regular heartburn for the last few years, nothing major though and usually ok if I drink water it passes...
Hi , I have a pyloric stent fitted meaning there are some foods I can't eat the main one being bread , , I am trying to find a convenient substitute to replace bread. I really miss being able to make a quick easy snack like a peanut butter or cheese sandwich...
Hi, I am looking for some advice/help. My dad currently has stage 4 gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. We were told it couldn't be cured, but could have palliative chemotherapy to prolong his life. He has since started XELOX, with iv given every...
Hi, I am looking for some advice/help. My dad currently has stage 4 gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. We were told it couldn't be cured, but could have palliative chemotherapy to prolong his life. He has since started XELOX, with iv given every...
Hello I’m new here, we’ve just heard my 84 year old father-in-law has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. He’s been given 2 options: 1. Surgery and chemo 2. Chemo & Radiotherapy The surgery would take a large part of his stomach away and he has...
The visit itself was very positive - the scan is clean. But as I am a computer specialist, it just hurts me very deeply to see what the poor doctor had to go through. This is a new oncologist for my husband, the one he had pre-op has retired (and good...
Yesterday I was taken into the endoscopy as a urgent case , food was not getting out off my stomach resulting in constant vomiting , after a extremely grueling and very unpleasant procedure of clearing out my stomach and fitting another stent , this time...
My fit and well dad was diagnosed a month ago with stage 4 gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis. We were told it couldn't be cured, but could have palliative chemotherapy to prolong his life. He has since started XELOX, with iv given every 21 days...
I saw my oncologist today because of eating probs reflux and bouts of vomiting, he has concluded I have a uncommon condition caused by nerve damage to the nerves that control my stomach. He has cut short my Oxaliplatin treatment but is continuing the...
