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Hi, my husband has been diagnosed with stomach cancer which is incurable. He has had one cycle of chemotherapy. His second round was meant to be tomorrow but he’s had a call to say his bloods are showing a low blood count so it’s having to be delayed...
Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with Stomach Cancer ( Lead Balloon ) Just coming to terms with it and struggling to eat and drink, still waiting for another test and a Laporoscopy to find out the full extent then will know if surgery is possible...
Has anyone else got over ospheageal cancer then developed stomach cancer
hi everyone I’m new to this and have never written for a forum before my husband was diagnosed after an endoscopy with stage 3 stomach cancer after a CT scan the specialist thinks this may have spread to the lungs a further PET scan has come bck inconclusive...
Hi all, I went through a total gastrectomy 4 weeks ago. In the first days I thought I was doing well by eating samll quantities and often, pain was going away. About 5 days ago, I started to vomit a white foam after drinking sips of water ( no food...
Hi, I had a total gastrectomy and I’m really struggling with food. I had the operation 9 weeks ago but could anyone help with what is best to eat? I need to improve my nutrition and the supplements from the dietitian aren’t helping as I can’t seem to...
Hello everyone, My dad has stage 4 stomach cancer and was diagnosed with this only a few weeks ago. He also has Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer ). And had a operation in 2019 to remove 1/3 of his bowel, it was a very successful...
My daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer just before Christmas 2019. We have been researching constantly for holistic approaches to stomach cancer treatments. She has completed her first lot of chemotherapy and is now on a trial to try and...
Recently diagnosed with stomach cancer, was a bit of shock from the tests I had been having, as wasn't something I had considered. Starting chemo next week, so had chat with my direct manager who been great and telling my team tomorrow, not a conversation...
Hello, I’m new.. not sure what to say so thought I’d just relate what happened. I went to a gastric specialist with a digestive problem, had a scan, then got sent to a different hospital where they did some sort of emergency operation straight away...
