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Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer

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swallowing

hi i am 17 weeks post ivor lewis op. bread and wraps hard to swallow is this normal ,any suggestion on foods easy to digest .thanks

hi i am 17 weeks post ivor lewis op. bread and wraps hard to swallow is this nor...

•7 years ago

New and hoping to learn to navigate

Hi. I sent out a post in response to gutlesswonder's post and then realized as I was reading through some other posts that they were 2 years old!! Now as far...

Hi. I sent out a post in response to gutlesswonder's post and then realized as I...

lightsinthecity

•7 years ago

Stomach Incision soreness

Does anyone have post-soreness in the stomach area (what used to be stomach area) like right on the incision? The area where your belly button is located....

Does anyone have post-soreness in the stomach area (what used to be stomach area...

lightsinthecity

•7 years ago

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19 months after op, discomfort around the area where the oesophagus was

Last night we had fish and chips. No doubt asking for trouble! During the night Alan had reflux and discomfort around the area where his oesophagus would be if...

Last night we had fish and chips. No doubt asking for trouble! During the night ...

•7 years ago

Proton pump inhibitors (PPI's) and the risk of vitamin and mineral deficiency: evidence and clinical implications

[Poster's comment : Here is a learned article (in full, minus references) which details the results of a review of the published research literature - if you...

[Poster's comment : Here is a learned article (in full, minus references) which ...

•7 years ago

Positive Pepsin test

Hi all Received a positive Pepsin test today from an online company, which said I had high levels of Pepsin in my salvia in the last week. I've been on...

Hi all Received a positive Pepsin test today from an online company, which said ...

•7 years ago

Adjustable bed recommendations please

I am two weeks post oesophagectomy and think it would be a good investment to buy an adjustable bed particularly as I am due a new mattress anyway. I need...

I am two weeks post oesophagectomy and think it would be a good investment to bu...

•7 years ago

Thank you all for your advice and support

Thank you all for the advice and support . Its good to know people are there when you need them . Hopefully everything will ok ! i'll let you all know on...

Thank you all for the advice and support . Its good to know people are there whe...

•7 years ago

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Advice need please

Hi all. Its been nearly a year since i was diagnosed with OC. I was very fortunate to only need surgery . I had the IL procedure on the 16th of march . Its...

Hi all. Its been nearly a year since i was diagnosed with OC. I was very fortuna...

•7 years ago

PPIs

The majority of us that have had an Oesophagectomy are on PPI medication. It seems to be that patients with Adenocarcinoma need PPIs the most and that...

The majority of us that have had an Oesophagectomy are on PPI medication. It se...

•7 years ago

Sucraflate

Hi does anyone on here take sucraflate for reflux excessive mucus ?

Hi does anyone on here take sucraflate for reflux excessive mucus ?

•7 years ago

Herceptin, anyone?

Dear All Following signs that my cancer was returning, I'm now back on chemotherapy with the added bonus of Herceptin (trastuzumab). Does anyone have...

Dear All Following signs that my cancer was returning, I'm now back on chemothe...

•7 years ago

Structural Technical advice needed re Ivor Lewis operation

This is a technical question, Does the Ivor Lewis operation effect your tongue or back of your throat in any way? I had the IL 2 years ago next week and also...

This is a technical question, Does the Ivor Lewis operation effect your tongue o...

•7 years ago

Stomach pain

Hello. My name is Felisha and I have had gastric bypass on November 30th. I am now lactose intolerant so I don't mess with dairy. Can someone please tell me...

Hello. My name is Felisha and I have had gastric bypass on November 30th. I am n...

•7 years ago

Art and oesophageal / gastric cancer

A Turn for the Better is a collaborative art project between an artist, a surgeon and a group of patients recovering from treatment and surgery for oesophageal...

A Turn for the Better is a collaborative art project between an artist, a surgeo...

•7 years ago

Five years on since diagnosis

On the 13th February 2013 I can, without too much risk of disagreement, say that I had a bad day. I had an appointment with Dr Ryan Ponnudurai at the Prince...

On the 13th February 2013 I can, without too much risk of disagreement, say that...

•7 years ago

Fiona Wade, patron of the OPA, has designed a wristband to help the OPA raise funds to support more patients, families and their carers

Fiona is an actress, best known for playing the role of Priya Sharma in Emmerdale, amongst many other roles in television dramas. Fiona says, "Early diagnosis...

Fiona is an actress, best known for playing the role of Priya Sharma in Emmerdal...

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Stent fitted today...

And boy o boy what a difference already. Within 2 hours of getting back on the ward husband was sipping on some very dilute orange squash without incident....

And boy o boy what a difference already. Within 2 hours of getting back on the w...

•7 years ago

Pernicious Anemia

Hello all you very brave people..... I’m wondering how many of you could tell me if you were diagnosed with pernicious anemia before your cancer, particularly...

Hello all you very brave people..... I’m wondering how many of you could tell me...

•7 years ago

Parliamentary Debate on 22 February

On Thursday 22 February around 3pm there will be a Parliamentary backbench debate about the Government's cancer strategy. Which is very timely as it comes in...

On Thursday 22 February around 3pm there will be a Parliamentary backbench debat...

•7 years ago

So upset

I was diagnosed in April 2017 with stage iv stomach cancer at the junction of Oesophagus. The cancer had spread to the peritoneum and I was offered palliative...

I was diagnosed in April 2017 with stage iv stomach cancer at the junction of Oe...

•7 years ago

Pylorus stretch

Hi all. Dave is 13 months post IL and phsically great, but as you know has had an incredibly rough time recovering from the effects of a new stomach. The last...

Hi all. Dave is 13 months post IL and phsically great, but as you know has had a...

•7 years ago

Advice on Stents please

Hello. Well here we are almost 5 weeks after the op that never was (failed Ivor Lewis for those who don't know). Husband has been home for 2 weeks however I...

Hello. Well here we are almost 5 weeks after the op that never was (failed Ivor ...

•7 years ago

Spend 4 hours or more expelling mucus.

Does anyone on this site spend literally for or more house a day vomiting hacking out thick clear like gel mucus or white frothy mucus, wether they have eaten...

Does anyone on this site spend literally for or more house a day vomiting hackin...

•7 years ago

11 years since my total esophagectomy today

I am thrilled - the surgery has made my type 1 diabetes brittle but I am still here and am a mother of two young children who are 6 and 7 :)

I am thrilled - the surgery has made my type 1 diabetes brittle but I am still h...

•7 years ago

Barratts Oesophagus

Hi, I am new on here. My son 33ys has just been diagnosed with Barratts Esophagus. Determined by cell changes in the esophagus tissue. Which I gather is a...

Hi, I am new on here. My son 33ys has just been diagnosed with Barratts Esophag...

•7 years ago

Dumping

Does anyone else find they are confused and not sure what's happening after dumping? I often fall into a deep sleep while dumping, and wake to find I'm not...

Does anyone else find they are confused and not sure what's happening after dump...

•7 years ago

POST-OPERATIVE LUNG CONDITION - getting back to normal.

The Ivor Lewis procedure entails collapsing the right lung in order to gain unfettered access to the chest cavity. It is vital that that organ is re-inflated...

The Ivor Lewis procedure entails collapsing the right lung in order to gain unfe...

•7 years ago

Coughing and choking

Hi everybody I'm Papred 06 and this is my first post. I've had this cough and mucus in my throat for 4 weeks now and there's no blocked nose. I feel liquid...

Hi everybody I'm Papred 06 and this is my first post. I've had this cough and m...

•7 years ago

Inhalers and reflux

Has anyone thought that their inhalers cause or make reflux worse?

Has anyone thought that their inhalers cause or make reflux worse?

•7 years ago

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