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She has been diagnosed with stomach cancer as the primary cancer and lung cancer which is aggressive and spread to the other lung. She is in pain and in hospital. We are devastated. What in people's experience can we do to help mum and each other
Hi, I just wanted to give an update as I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the stomach and the oesophagus. I had to do a lot of research and found a fantastic professor in London that would help me as my oncologist and surgeon said they were unable...
Alan out February I was following thread on here re travel insurance and there was a company quoted I think called ‘which’ or something like that. I Fid write down the details on an old envelope but that’s gone missing! Can anyone enlighten me or recommend...
Following my first chemotherapy of which I had 5 sessions and was Capox I am left with numb hands and feet and feel icy cold. It starts just below the knee on the shin no feeling feet are quite swollen, the back of legs are fine. On the hands it starts...
Hi I’m new to the online support. I guess I’m looking for some reassurance from anyone going through something similar. my mum was diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer last year. She had 6 cycles of Folfox alongside Keytruda immunotherapy. The...
Anyone on fofiri chemo had my second session on May 10th and pump off on May 13th. Have had a very sleepy week with spinning head snd not feeling in the world! Still sleepy today and I’m due for bloods on Tuesday and next session of chemo on Thursday...
At long last we have my husbands results from his total Gastrectomy 11th January. Can you tell me what Pt3 means please, also N0…M0..V0..R0…G2. I know G2 is the grade. He didn’t have chemo so I’m anxious to know if this is good or bad , he had clear lymph...
hello to you all a quick intro having many problems with stomach acid and more recently coughing up blood i was diagnosed with stage 2 stomach cancer although scans confirmed no major spread to other places i had the Laparoscopy 3 days ago and has shown...
Hi all, I got news two weeks ago that I have a malignant ulcerated stomach tumour. I’m feeling very grateful that it was found early and appears to not have penetrated the stomach wall. I’m booked for a total gastrectomy (not entirely delighted with)...
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