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Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer

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Hiatus Hernia

Hi Everyone Is there anyone who can help. My wife has a 4cm sliding hiatus hernia she has extreme difficulty in swallowing food. At the moment she has just...

Hi Everyone Is there anyone who can help. My wife has a 4cm sliding hiatus herni...

•7 years ago

PPI stopped working 2 years ago

Hi I was put on /lansoprazole about 5 years ago after developing chronic reflux. It worked really well and as long as I took it 15mg every day if I forgot I...

Hi I was put on /lansoprazole about 5 years ago after developing chronic reflux....

•7 years ago

I'm complicated!

Thank you for the lovely welcome. Maybe I should give a bit of background first. I have quite a few auto immune things going on, as well as other bits and...

Thank you for the lovely welcome. Maybe I should give a bit of background first....

•7 years ago

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Foam barrier

I have problems swallowing even liquids because of foam in my esophagus. Any tricks to get past this barrier?

I have problems swallowing even liquids because of foam in my esophagus. Any tri...

•7 years ago

Soft food diet

Hi all please forgive if this has been posted before. I have been struggling with my new soft mush puree diet , due to a untreatable compressed oesophagus...

Hi all please forgive if this has been posted before. I have been struggling ...

•7 years ago

Acid reflux what you need to know

PPI'S are the second most prescribed medication in history behind the statin although that's another story. Wether it's your diet or your drinking habits the...

PPI'S are the second most prescribed medication in history behind the statin alt...

•7 years ago

Routine dilatation and scans ?

I a m 2.5 years post Ivor Lewis . I have had 6 monthly or so scans and all has been clear so far . I have had one dilatation at the early stages and looking...

I a m 2.5 years post Ivor Lewis . I have had 6 monthly or so scans and all has b...

•7 years ago

Bravo ph study

Hi Has anyone undergone the bravo ph study using the wireless capsule. I’m unsure if I should have sedation or a general anaesthetic. Has anyone experienced...

Hi Has anyone undergone the bravo ph study using the wireless capsule. I’m unsu...

•7 years ago

9 weeks post op !

Hi guys , I'm finding it desperately hard to remain positive, I'm so miserable and sad for my husband ....I do nothing but cry. We naively thought that Chemo...

Hi guys , I'm finding it desperately hard to remain positive, I'm so miserable a...

•7 years ago

Lanzoprazole..Are they OK long term ?

New here. Just visited for a look but what a great support and postings . After 2 endoscopes , a barium meal and a highly unpleasant procedure where I had a...

New here. Just visited for a look but what a great support and postings . After ...

•7 years ago

Colon cancer

My Name is Carolyn I am 64 years old and I have stage 3d colon cancer. I have to take 12 treatments of chemo and so far I have 9 behind me and 3 more to go.

My Name is Carolyn I am 64 years old and I have stage 3d colon cancer. I have to...

•7 years ago

Gord

I am apparently suffering with Acid Reflux and although no discomfort in chest or abdomen now, have a very inflamed throat and my vocal chords are being...

I am apparently suffering with Acid Reflux and although no discomfort in chest o...

•7 years ago

Esophageal Candidiasis

Hello everyone,I was diagnosed with Esophageal Candidiasis yesterday when I ended up at my Doctors Office getting a prescription filled out from another Doctor...

Hello everyone,I was diagnosed with Esophageal Candidiasis yesterday when I ende...

•7 years ago

Update on my husband

Hi folks Not been on for a while. Husband has got through his 1st cycle of chemo with very little incident - or so we thought until he went for round 2. His...

Hi folks Not been on for a while. Husband has got through his 1st cycle of chem...

•7 years ago

Flu jag .

Hi my husband was due to go for his third cycle of ECF chemo today , instead he has ended up in hospital . At our last clinic appointment the oncologist worked...

Hi my husband was due to go for his third cycle of ECF chemo today , instead he ...

•7 years ago

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What is oesophageal cancer

What is oseophigak cancer

What is oseophigak cancer

•7 years ago

A chance to help future research

The National Cancer Research Institute have a project that is aiming to improve the lives of people living with and beyond cancer. They are inviting...

The National Cancer Research Institute have a project that is aiming to improve ...

•7 years ago

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Constant nausea 8 weeks post op

Hi, my Dad is now eight weeks post op. He has had an incredibly slow recovery due to a number of factors. However, the overall concern is that he still...

Hi, my Dad is now eight weeks post op. He has had an incredibly slow recovery ...

•7 years ago

Oesophageal Stent

Hi my husband Tony 8 weeks post op this week, is having to have an 'stent' put in this week as his new piping keeps narrowing and he is having trouble...

Hi my husband Tony 8 weeks post op this week, is having to have an 'stent' put i...

•7 years ago

Dad s not progessing after esphegectomy

Hi everyone my dad is around 8 weeks post op now and we dont seem to see any improvement. He is sleep deprived despite the zopiclone and temazapam medication...

Hi everyone my dad is around 8 weeks post op now and we dont seem to see any imp...

•7 years ago

PPI,s And side effects

Hi All would just like to know how long people on here have been on PPI,s and what dosage and if anyone has had any long term side effects.I,ve been on them...

Hi All would just like to know how long people on here have been on PPI,s and wh...

•7 years ago

Stent inserted!

Hi all ! Tony my hubby after 7 weeks post op has had one OGD which helped for couple weeks but is now having to have a "Stent " inserted, as he can't get...

Hi all ! Tony my hubby after 7 weeks post op has had one OGD which helped for c...

•7 years ago

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Lung nodules

Any body with lung nodules I don’t know how i got it one day you think you healthy go see doctor you leave his office with illnes amazing how is this human...

Any body with lung nodules I don’t know how i got it one day you think you healt...

•7 years ago

4 weeks post-op abdominal pain

My husband had his oesophagectomy and gastric pull-up 4 weeks and 2 days ago. He’s been eating soft foods since day 8 but is really suffering with horrible...

My husband had his oesophagectomy and gastric pull-up 4 weeks and 2 days ago. He...

•7 years ago

Post nasal drip

I have had bad post nasal drip for 6 weeks but no other symptoms but stomach pain evening - one doc says gerd the other says see ENT and another says allergy...

I have had bad post nasal drip for 6 weeks but no other symptoms but stomach pai...

•7 years ago

Nauseous at night

Hi just adding a symptom- I take omeprazol 20mg in morning but get nauseous hour after I eat almost every night been on this stuff for a month - had endo docs...

Hi just adding a symptom- I take omeprazol 20mg in morning but get nauseous hour...

•7 years ago

Young and stupid

We never took care of our bodies when we were young just eat and drink any thing like a cow. Now that we are older gotten wiser but it’s too late to cure the...

We never took care of our bodies when we were young just eat and drink any thing...

•7 years ago

REFLUX & PPIs - Heartburn Symptoms Tied to Psychological Factors in Some Patients. (non-response to drug regimen)

Heartburn sufferers who don’t feel better with standard treatment, but who have no detectable reflux, tend to have greater distress and worse quality of life,...

Heartburn sufferers who don’t feel better with standard treatment, but who have...

•7 years ago

More than seven years and I'm still here.

Saturday the 7th Oct was a day I'd longed to see as it way my youngest Grand Daughter's wedding day. It was also my late wife's birthday. More than seven years...

Saturday the 7th Oct was a day I'd longed to see as it way my youngest Grand Dau...

•7 years ago

Tumor recurrence surgery or palliative care?

Hope you are well, my mom has been hospitalized due to tumor recurrence. Options were surgery or palliative care. Ist esophagasectomy was on the 13th of...

Hope you are well, my mom has been hospitalized due to tumor recurrence. Options...

•7 years ago

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