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Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer

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Chronic tiredness and weight loss

Hi, I write on behalf of my husband. He is 68 and almost 4 years post op. He has struggled to put weight on since op, never was a large man just over 10 stone...

Hi, I write on behalf of my husband. He is 68 and almost 4 years post op. He has...

•7 years ago

Four years post operation

First time on this site and scared. Hi, I am a South African female, following your information with keen interest. I had an operation 2013 to remove cancer...

First time on this site and scared. Hi, I am a South African female, following y...

•7 years ago

Frustrated

Hey guys so I am waiting for authorization from insurance to approve an upper gi xray. But I'm just frustrated because I'm thinking okay what if the xray says...

Hey guys so I am waiting for authorization from insurance to approve an upper gi...

•7 years ago

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Endoscopy and Colonoscopy preparation - diabetic hypo

Aaaargh! Taking the poison treatment as preparation for tomorrow's endoscopy & colonoscopy, which I think did the treat, but despite two cans of full fat coke,...

Aaaargh! Taking the poison treatment as preparation for tomorrow's endoscopy & c...

•7 years ago

Top and bottom 'oscopys' tomorrow....

I'm due to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow afternoon, so have had the joy of my first 'movo' wotsit treatment this evening. Talk about an effort, I...

I'm due to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow afternoon, so have had the...

•7 years ago

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Zantac side effects?

Does zantac make you weak? I feel muscle weakness and extreme fatigue

Does zantac make you weak? I feel muscle weakness and extreme fatigue

•7 years ago

dysphagia lusoria

hello , its taken me a while to pluck up the courage to post on here as i dont have oesophageal cancer , but the condition i have been diagnosed with after...

hello , its taken me a while to pluck up the courage to post on here as i dont ...

•7 years ago

Hello again.

Update after having Gastroscopy yesterday. No evidence of cancer biopsies taken to rule out H.plyori, no sign of reflux, but it did show up Oesophageal...

Update after having Gastroscopy yesterday. No evidence of cancer biopsies taken ...

•7 years ago

Hello community

Not sure if this is the proper forum, but my doc says I have acid reflux. The thing is that over the past week, I have nonstop had bloating and I seem to get...

Not sure if this is the proper forum, but my doc says I have acid reflux. The th...

•7 years ago

Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce

Last week, there was a launch at Westminster of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce to draw the attention of the Government, NHS, researchers, and indeed...

Last week, there was a launch at Westminster of the Less Survivable Cancers Task...

•7 years ago

Just back frpm husband's endoscopy.

We're back from the hospital and he's resting whlist the sedative wears off. The consultant saw no lumps or bumps or anything else that shouldn't be there...

We're back from the hospital and he's resting whlist the sedative wears off. T...

•7 years ago

Back pain post Ivor l surgery

Hi. I am 5 months post Ivor Lewis. Recovery coming on well , managed a weeks cruise in the Med. Couple of episodes of ' dumping ' but otherwise ok. One thing...

Hi. I am 5 months post Ivor Lewis. Recovery coming on well , managed a weeks cru...

•7 years ago

Husband has his endoscopy tomorrow

Hi Everyone. So tomorrow is the day we find out what we are dealing with. Husband has been well the past few weeks. His weight loss has stopped and we've...

Hi Everyone. So tomorrow is the day we find out what we are dealing with. Husb...

•7 years ago

Post op update

It's been a while since I last posted, unfortunately my dads operation got postponed for a few weeks. Yesterday was one of the longest days- he went to...

It's been a while since I last posted, unfortunately my dads operation got postp...

•7 years ago

Throat on fire

My 10 daughter just came running into my room her throat felt like it was in fire and couldn't breathe, after few mins, almost calling #911, she finally...

My 10 daughter just came running into my room her throat felt like it was in fir...

•7 years ago

Referred at last

Hi just got back from a visit to my GP, been back 4 times in last month. He's referring me for a CT scan and a camera down to look at my throat, hopefully this...

Hi just got back from a visit to my GP, been back 4 times in last month. He's re...

•7 years ago

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can't get food to go down help

this is about my boyfriend, first he has a lot of mucus, second when he eats he does a lot of coughing when he starts eating he can't seem to swallow . once he...

this is about my boyfriend, first he has a lot of mucus, second when he eats he ...

•7 years ago

? Laryngitis

Hi I had a cardio oesophagectomy for cancer 20 months ago, a long recovery as I'm sure you know but up to now has been fairly uneventful. About 3 weeks ago I...

Hi I had a cardio oesophagectomy for cancer 20 months ago, a long recovery as I'...

•7 years ago

Head pressure

Hey people just want to ask if you guys with GERD if you get fatigue and severe head pressure? This is something which seems to plague me now, I sleep fine,...

Hey people just want to ask if you guys with GERD if you get fatigue and severe ...

•7 years ago

Just questions from others !

I experienced this out of seemingly no where about 3 years ago while in a 2 week nightly bible study group where we had food catered in every night. All of a...

I experienced this out of seemingly no where about 3 years ago while in a 2 week...

•7 years ago

Post operative

Hi, my good lady was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 2 years ago, she has had 2 stents inserted in both broncha and two debunking procedures plus chemo and...

Hi, my good lady was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 2 years ago, she has had...

•7 years ago

Omeprazole - pantoprazole. Side effects

Good morning all. I'm trying to decide which to take. When I increased my dose of pantoprazole I had bad headaches. Admittedly this was just after finding out...

Good morning all. I'm trying to decide which to take. When I increased my dose o...

•7 years ago

Cant burp, burning throat, omeprazole

I have never been able to burp properly, the only time i burp is when i'm being sick or gagging when brushing my teeth. My throat makes weird noises and it...

I have never been able to burp properly, the only time i burp is when i'm being ...

•7 years ago

Hiatus hernia .. questions on nissen op

Dear All .. im awaiting nissen keyhole operation thru nhs. In the process of reducing my blood pressure BP (attempting natural methods .. not keen on starting...

Dear All .. im awaiting nissen keyhole operation thru nhs. In the process of red...

•7 years ago

Watch and wait?

Hi I've written at length previously about my case, but just to sum up, I had a total gasrectomy on April 4th for adenocarcinoma at the junction. Post op...

Hi I've written at length previously about my case, but just to sum up, I had a ...

•7 years ago

Is ranitidine ok long term?

I've had acid reflux for about three years. PPIs didn't help. I was prescribed various types. I have settled on 150mg ranitidine twice a day which helps but...

I've had acid reflux for about three years. PPIs didn't help. I was prescribed v...

•7 years ago

Has Omeprazole stopped working?

Hello everyone I take Omeprazole 20mg once a day and have been for the past 13 yrs. All of a sudden it has stopped working, getting bad pain, especially...

Hello everyone I take Omeprazole 20mg once a day and have been for the past 13 y...

•7 years ago

Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication

Hi people kinda new here, 36 year old male here, getting ready for a laparoscopic nissen fundoplication. I have NEVER had a surgical procedure done before and...

Hi people kinda new here, 36 year old male here, getting ready for a laparoscop...

•7 years ago

Worrying symptoms

Hello, I'm a 21 year old male. Around 8-12 weeks ago, I had what I thought was tiny streaks of blood within my stool, after a stool test it turned out that...

Hello, I'm a 21 year old male. Around 8-12 weeks ago, I had what I thought was t...

•7 years ago

Chest pain 24/7

I had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy just over 5 years ago for stage 2b oesophageal cancer. For the past 12 months I have had chronic chest pain that is on the...

I had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy just over 5 years ago for stage 2b oesophagea...

•7 years ago

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