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Woke up this morning with wound leak yelliw fluid from a couple of staples , nothing to worry about natural wound healing process ive been told all re dressed all good
Ladies and Gents well what 10 days ive had 8 Aug my operation date started at 7 30 out of operation theatre at 17 00 . Not as bad as i was worried about Medical team are brilliant and look after you from start to finish Next couple of day ok until...
Well, i tried to run before i could walk, lol . Chicken breast cut up small, so i thought body said NO Back to cottage pie fish pie and soft diet like i was told to Will not be doing that again not comfortable but my own fault
First day at home Nit a comfortable night trying to find comfortable position to sleep, woke up anout 630 not feeling good bit of fkem and pain think hospital pain relief wearing off . So gad vup of coffee and went back bed until 10 am . This afternoon...
Hi al l, my husband has recently been told that his cancer is inoperable and has gone to the lymph nodes round the bile duct. Has anyone had this before? He only has 1 kidney too as 1 was removed 7yrs ago. We are awaiting an appointment from the oncology...
Hi all,My husband started his treatment on the 19th July which was Capox everything was going fine until the 10th day when all the side effects seemed to all kick in.He finished the two weeks and then got quite sick,ended up in hospital for a week with...
Ladies and Gents well what 10 days ive had 8 Aug my operation date started at 7 30 out of operation theatre at 17 00 . Not as bad as i was worried about Medical team are brilliant and look after you from start to finish Next couple of day ok until...
Hello, dear people… I never thought I would be one to join this forum, but here I am. I have been diagnosed with stomach cancer about 2 months ago and yesterday I got out of the hospital, where I have been admitted for 2 weeks. I had total gastrectomy...
Hi all,my husband felt unwell in April went to the doctor and after blood tests was diagnosed with anemia,as this is unusual for a man of 64 he was also booked for a endoscopy.At his appointment he was told that he had a suspicious lesion and was booked...
Hello, My husband was diagnosed with Stage 2/3 Stomach Cancer about a month ago. He had a procedure to look at the abdominal lining and it has not spread outside the stomach, although he has not had a petscan yet. Will have one on Monday. He has 5cm tumor...
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