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Hi My dad has stage 4 stomach cancer. He has been battling it for 3 years now. He was diagnosed with stage 4 about a year ago and had the foxfol chemotherapy up until February this year which he seemed to be managing well with. He had a scan in early...
HI Can i ask did most people have H pylori prior to being diagnosed? Is this a symptom of gastric/stomach cancer? What were your signs? I cant breathe into the right side my chest is agony and now been told I have this, 1 weeks strong anti biotics...
Hello fellow travellers, my husband is at the “soft and bite-sized foods” stage, and will be another couple of weeks until trying more foods. He is really craving some bread, so I was wondering about your experiences - how many weeks after the operation...
My initial surgery seemed to be ok and I was released from hospital 6 days after my stomach was removed. But after a week I developed a bad chest infection and returned to hospital. The doctors could not establish what was causing this. A fluid drain...
My dad had his stomach removed 3 years ago and has had problems eating he dropped to six stone and is now on a feeding tube and has been for over a year but he will still not eat I believe most of it is fear of dumping we have tried every food going but...
I just wanted to start a general discussion about what your symptoms were before diagnosis? I’m really interested to see the difference in people! for example- mine was only very mild reflux in late 2022, triggered by certain foods only and this only...
Well where as that year gone, a year today I had my operation to remove my stomach. It's not been easy with lots of upset and fear of unknown. And learning a new way of life with eating smaller portions sometimes getting it wrong and having lots of...
Horrible week for us. Poor husband had fever since Monday, GP couldn’t be bothered until on Wednesday he had a blood test (which we had to fight for 10 days ago, a different story) which showed high infection markers. Then gp became interested and prescribed...
HI Wondering before being diagnosed did anyone have pain in chest but also in the back between the shoulder Blades (one sided) .. Also no weightloss but always bloated fleeing? This week I have started gaving lots of wind which I never had before...
I have just started chemo and immunotherapy for adenocarcinoma in my stomach and peretinoum 31/07.I have had infusions at the cancer centre and now on tablets at home ....so I am now on day 3 of a 21 day course ..to date I have not noticed any major side...
