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Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer

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Esopghagectomy 3 months ago, 29 year old patient, what should my expectations be?

Hello everyone. I'm a recent patient of an Esophagectomy and have a few concerns, I hope I could get some insight on. I'm not exactly sure the type I had so...

Hello everyone. I'm a recent patient of an Esophagectomy and have a few concerns...

•6 years ago

NEW TO THIS SITE - I THINK I MAY HAVE HIATUS HERNIA!

Hello Everyone! I am new to this forum - I found you through the Thyroid Uk forum, where the people there almost literally saved my life with their knowledge...

Hello Everyone! I am new to this forum - I found you through the Thyroid Uk foru...

•6 years ago

Short of Breath

18 months ago I had Nissan Fundoplication surgery to repair a 9 cm Hiatal Hernia. I recently began having extreme amt of gas and my stomach hurting if eating...

18 months ago I had Nissan Fundoplication surgery to repair a 9 cm Hiatal Hernia...

•6 years ago

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Hiatus Hernia

Hi I had mild indigestion and constant burping and felt bloated after food. I eventually had an endoscopy and was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia. The...

Hi I had mild indigestion and constant burping and felt bloated after food. I ev...

•6 years ago

NO STOMACH,NO TUNE FEED

HELLO , ESOPHAGEAL CANCER EITH TOTAL GASTRECTOMY 4 YEARS AGO. WEIGHT LOSS,ESOPHOGITIS, & PAIN DAILY EVEN WATER HURTS WHEN IT GOES DOWN.. I NEED HELP. ANY...

HELLO , ESOPHAGEAL CANCER EITH TOTAL GASTRECTOMY 4 YEARS AGO. WEIGHT LOSS,ESOPHO...

•6 years ago

HELICOBACTER PYLORI - some background information

In 1983, Warren and Marshall described the Gram-negative, spiral-shaped microaerophilic bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) that colonises the human...

In 1983, Warren and Marshall described the Gram-negative, spiral-shaped microaer...

•6 years ago

EGJ Outfow Obstruction_ Anyone else????

Hi Everyone, I am new to this post. I have been diagnosed with EGJ Outflow Obstruction of the esophagus. Some doctors think it is a variation of achalasia ....

Hi Everyone, I am new to this post. I have been diagnosed with EGJ Outflow Obs...

•6 years ago

Early retirement

Hi ,does anyone have experience of retiring from teaching on full pension due to inability to sustain the job ( low energy levels, repeated infections ,...

Hi ,does anyone have experience of retiring from teaching on full pension due to...

•6 years ago

"Am I meant to be OK now?"

Every so often we have posts that reflect the difficulties of coping with the after-effects of cancer treatment in a number of different aspects. For quite a...

Every so often we have posts that reflect the difficulties of coping with the af...

•6 years ago

Caustic ingestion leading to gastric pull up.

Hi. Im looking for someone whos been through the similar situation my son has been through as i dont know what to expect the older he gets. Basically he got...

Hi. Im looking for someone whos been through the similar situation my son has be...

•6 years ago

Tube from upper GI Surgery

Hello all, I have night time acid - reflux or when i lay down it stops me sleeping, suffered for a few years now. I had the camera down 2 years ago and there...

Hello all, I have night time acid - reflux or when i lay down it stops me sleep...

•6 years ago

RETCHING

Thank you all who replied to my previous post. I have another query. I am now 5 months since my Ivor Lewis op and was just wondering how often you guys...

Thank you all who replied to my previous post. I have another query. I am no...

•6 years ago

Omeprazole and Lanzoprazole not working

Hi I am about 30 years old qnd I have been taking 20mg Omeprazole every morning for over 3 years for my acid reflux problem and I was very happy with the...

Hi I am about 30 years old qnd I have been taking 20mg Omeprazole every morning ...

•6 years ago

Post op 16 months. Alan occasionally feels as if there’s something in his throat first thing in the morning when he has his first coffee

Does anyone else experience this (see heading)? Like most people we worry about every little discomfort. I’d obviously like to know that what he’s experiencing...

Does anyone else experience this (see heading)? Like most people we worry about ...

•6 years ago

4th anniversary

Today is the 4th anniversary since my oesophagectomy! Life is good. Never give up x

Today is the 4th anniversary since my oesophagectomy! Life is good. Never give u...

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•6 years ago

Acid reflux

I have got a month course on lansoprazole I may have gallstones ido t know as yet waiting for a scan

I have got a month course on lansoprazole I may have gallstones ido t know as ye...

•6 years ago

constant reflux

hi can anyone offer me advice ,whenever i eat i am forever burping and feeling sick ,first thing in the morning my throat feels a build up of mucus, i am 5...

hi can anyone offer me advice ,whenever i eat i am forever burping and feeling ...

•6 years ago

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE! -----BARRETT'S WESSEX

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The latest Newsletter can be viewed here:-...

•6 years ago

Hello

Thanks to all for interesting and helpful comments. I have recently been diagnosed with, Oesophagitis/reflux and Gastroduodenitis. Thankfully for the most part...

Thanks to all for interesting and helpful comments. I have recently been diagnos...

•6 years ago

Silent acid reflux and omepar

Hello. So back here again with a random illness and medication gone wrong 🙈 I was suffering from repeatedly having to clear my throat, hoarseness, and just a...

Hello. So back here again with a random illness and medication gone wrong 🙈 I w...

•6 years ago

Baking soda or Bicarb soda

The other day someone posted they had taken baking soda in water to neutralise the acid in their stomach,I was told it was bicarbonate soda that you should...

The other day someone posted they had taken baking soda in water to neutralise t...

•6 years ago

solving your leakage problem from burning your skin

to all those with a leaking j tube at the stomach entry point,I solved the problem by using a sur-fit natura stomahesive and a clip on catchment pouch. if you...

to all those with a leaking j tube at the stomach entry point,I solved the probl...

•6 years ago

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Help with GERD symptoms but negative results

Hi everyone I’m hoping someone may have experienced similar issues to me and might be able to provide some guidance. I’m asthmatic well managed. A year ago...

Hi everyone I’m hoping someone may have experienced similar issues to me and mig...

•6 years ago

Half way through 3rd cycle!

Well it's been a while since I last posted. Husband is doing really well, we are now half way through his 3rd cycle of chemo. We are on the home straight....

Well it's been a while since I last posted. Husband is doing really well, we are...

•6 years ago

Acid reflux when baking soda helps?

Woke up tonight with a burning reflux in my throat. I think I managed to keep it out of my airways but I coughed anyway since my throat was burning. Anyway, I...

Woke up tonight with a burning reflux in my throat. I think I managed to keep it...

•6 years ago

Lansoprazole 30mg

Hello, I’m a 21 years old male, I have been taking Lansoprazole 30mg tablets once-a-day for around 8-9 months now for GORD. I have started to notice that I’m...

Hello, I’m a 21 years old male, I have been taking Lansoprazole 30mg tablets on...

•6 years ago

Problems with fluid intake after Ivor Lewis

Hello everyone, I am a 67 year old male who had my IL op In Jun this year. Luckily my GIST was benign, but that hasn't prevented terrible after-effects with...

Hello everyone, I am a 67 year old male who had my IL op In Jun this year. Lucki...

•6 years ago

Bile reflux?

I'm 7 months post gastrectomy and about a week ago I was awakened by a horrible burning like heartburn in my throat. As I don't have a stomach I assumed this...

I'm 7 months post gastrectomy and about a week ago I was awakened by a horrible ...

•6 years ago

Having problems burping

Does anyone have difficulty burping??

Does anyone have difficulty burping??

•6 years ago

meals

hi guys any recommendations of what meals might tempt me after my ivor lewis op ,struggling with food at the moment

hi guys any recommendations of what meals might tempt me after my ivor lewis op...

•6 years ago

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