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Hi all i I had my surgery 6 weeks ago today. This was oesophageal gastrectomy and Ivor Lewis, so very long (11hrs) and 9 days in hospital. I’ve since lost around 22 pounds in weight, a lot of it is catabolic so it eats your muscle. I plan on keeping...
Good afternoon Guys and Dolls not been on here for a while. Just a quick up date on my situation had OP last August suffered a lot with bile and getting my eating right in a way my body could manage it . But hopefully ive getting on top of this now some...
Hi all i went for a chest xray last Autumn after a persistent cough and they found I had a large hiatus hernia. They assumed this was causing the cough and suggested I have endoscopy to check. During that procedure they found 4cm tumour at top near...
Hi All, My mum has received a stomach cancer diagnosis this week, and her initial appointment with the consultant is next week. What questions should she be asking? What do you wish you asked from the outset? I know they will probably...
My understanding is my picc line can be used for blood tests. This would be excellent for me as I have deep small veins to taking blood is difficult. I went for blood tests today but was told the nurse could not use my picc line as he was untrained...
Hi All, My mum received a diagnosis of stomach cancer yesterday, this is being discussed with specialists today and she will get a call tomorrow to discuss the diagnosis in more detail, which I'm guessing will cover the "staging" of the cancer and what...
I’m 9-10 days post first chemo, had absolutely NO vomiting or loose stools first week and then day 9 it hit me like a tonne of bricks, didn’t have time to take my antisickness because it just came over me all of a sudden :( I don’t understand why it...
The blood test before FLOT cycle 3 - they said these tests are now borderline, if drops even further before cycle 4 they’ll have to delay. :( Also, “signs of malnutrition” - anyone had these? Husband eats normally, so no idea what to tweak.
Hi, I have just started on oxaliplatin. I have been advised amongst other things not to drink or eat anything cold or even tepid. This could bring on breathing issues. As the weather warms up any suggestions on how to quench thirst or freshen mouth /...
My picc line was inserted today and the whole process took an hour. It was so much easier than I thought with very little pain. I was able to watch it going through the vein on the ultrasound screen. Well done to the nurse. Chemo starts tomorrow....
