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Have we any news on Geoferret not seen amy posts lately We hope your ok buddy
Hello all, I had a total gastrectomy 2 weeks ago and am looking for nutritional meal ideas. I think I’m still adjusting to my new “plumbing” as when I eat I get abdominal pain and have also experienced some back pain (did anybody else experience this...
Feeling well i dont know what i am feeling fuzzy headed then light headed 20 min nausea feeling faint sit down for a few mins then ok is this normal or what is normal?
Hiws does any feel after 7 days into chemo . I've woke up today after having very mild side effects. we banged headache, sore throat, and runs My eye lids still burning my GP doesn't think it's the chemo and clear up, I idn't think he understood chemo...
Hi everyone I’m Claire and I’m 40, and recently discovered I have stomach cancer. After many tests and no real symptoms other than 2 isolated incidents of vomiting blood (months apart) I have been diagnosed with stomach cancer / it’s in the upper stomach...
Anyone having problems with picc line discomfort ie bearable pressure in chest
Anyone suffering with sore burning eye lids while on chemo
My husband is having his fourth chemo tomorrow and is scheduled for 2 more rounds, before he will have a scan to see how the cancer has reacted to the treatments. The oncologist is in contact with the surgent who will perform the operation, if it will...
Hi all I have in just the past few days been told i have stomach cancer in the moment and wanting to be out of the situation and just having the Endoscopy to confirm this i left the hosptial but now feeling im lacking in information i should of asked...
Does Chemo get worse with each circle, i am Flot x4
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