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Hello My name is Kermit Al you can call me Al or Kermit or both. Kermit , because I look like a frog when I smile. I Was diagnosed with stomach cancer five years this week. Stage 3 plus dodgy lymph nodes. Chemo for four months with a promise of full...
Hi all Does anyone else have problems eating solid food. If I eat solid food it get blocked and I have to bring it back up. I am only on my 3rd cycle of chemo christmas eve so it could get better ,but seems to me to be worse as time goes on and is...
Hello, I'm diagnosed with stomach cancer last week,it's.like.a huge stone falls over my head and I am. reading here about the effects of flot and getting back to work, I am a massage therapist and done know if I cannot work with the side effects how I...
Hello everyone, firstly this does not scare me it's just an inconvenience to me getting my knees fixed been waiting 32 years now. I had a pre-op for my knees and was going to have them operated on, passe the pre-op ok operation on 17th march 2020, but...
My mum is trying to make up her mind wether or not to have a stent fitted to help with swallowing. She is unable to eat solid food and has been surviving on soup and hot drinks. The doctors seem to think its a good idea for her to gain some weight but...
Hi there, my name is Phill, 54 y.o. male. Here is my tale. One evening felt slightly less than 100%, a rarity for me. I didn't fancy my evening meal, even more rare! Didn't think too much of it, went to bed, woke up in the night with my stomach feeling...
Hi All, I was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer, I've now had all the tests, the last one being a laparoscooy with an endoscopy. I feel lucky in the way its at stage 3 with no secondaries apart from a few swollen lymph nodes. The cat and pet...
My mum is currently in hospital with advanced stomach cancer. This is our second time around as she was diagnosed ten years ago with oesophageal cancer and had chemo and successfully beat it but now it's back and much more aggressive. I am lucky that...
Have been diagnosed with stomach cancer about a mth ago now after having pains when eating and bringing back food that gets stuck. I have been told they will not operate as I have a heart condition and my heart was only working at 18% then ,bit better...
Hi everyone, We’re posting today to ask if you’d like to share your tips and suggestions for how to cope with eating at holiday celebrations for our Community news blog. Towards the end of the year there can be lots of celebrations and parties, including...
