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Oesophageal & Gastric Cancer

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Terrible week

My partner has been in hospital all week after deteriorating they have now told us his cancer has spread and is aggressive and have told us he only has months...

My partner has been in hospital all week after deteriorating they have now told ...

•7 years ago

need help on diet

i have been diagnosed with hypoglycemia with dumping syndrome and i have hep c to top it off i am having to eat an ungodly amount of food just to keep my sugar...

i have been diagnosed with hypoglycemia with dumping syndrome and i have hep c t...

•7 years ago

My doomed endoscopy

Hi, thank you all for your responses and kind words, yes I always try to be positive, move on, and smile" easier said than done" yes I have been taking...

Hi, thank you all for your responses and kind words, yes I always try to be posi...

•7 years ago

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Shortness of breath 2.5 years post op and flushes

Hi I am 2 .5 years post Ivor lewis and find myself short of breath especially after eating i am also having hot flushes despite being 67 and well past the...

Hi I am 2 .5 years post Ivor lewis and find myself short of breath especially af...

•7 years ago

total gastrectomy recovery

hi I hoping someone can give us some information how it was after a total gastrectomy. operation. Would someone possible be able to share information like...

hi I hoping someone can give us some information how it was after a total gastre...

•7 years ago

My doomed endoscopy

Near the end of last year I underwent an endoscopy, I have chosen not to take any form of sedation, so I was fully awake and I remember everything, during the...

Near the end of last year I underwent an endoscopy, I have chosen not to take an...

•7 years ago

Op was great - recovery somewhat harder.

Diagnosed mid 2017 - 4 chemo sessions completed Dec 2017 and Ivor Lewis done Early feb 2018. The op and surgical care was superb and discharged after 7 days....

Diagnosed mid 2017 - 4 chemo sessions completed Dec 2017 and Ivor Lewis done Ear...

•7 years ago

Cancer has spread after op

Hi i’m new to this my partner had his op 27th November after 9weeks of chemo wasn’t given chemo after op just had results after CT scan and the cancer has...

Hi i’m new to this my partner had his op 27th November after 9weeks of chemo was...

•7 years ago

seating

Hi after my ( ivor lewis op ) i now sleep in a chair ,and in an upright position i know suffer from a sore bottom , any ideas anyone ,thanks and stay well

Hi after my ( ivor lewis op ) i now sleep in a chair ,and in an upright positio...

•7 years ago

GERD Diet help!

Hi everyone, This is my first post in this forum and i'm after some advice regarding diets. I'm asking on behalf of my fiance who suffers really badly with the...

Hi everyone, This is my first post in this forum and i'm after some advice regar...

•7 years ago

Putnams bed wedge

Does anyone want a brand new bed wedge for £15? My husband tried it for an hour under the sheet and can't get on with it. We live in west Norfolk (King's...

Does anyone want a brand new bed wedge for £15? My husband tried it for an hour ...

•7 years ago

Thrush

Hi all.....My darling Tony has just had his 7th stretch since his op ( gaps between improving though) but this time he had ‘ thrush’ as well ! As if for Gods...

Hi all.....My darling Tony has just had his 7th stretch since his op ( gaps betw...

•7 years ago

radiation shrinking tumor?

Just started on radiation on esophagus. How long does it take the tumor to shrink so swallowing improves?

Just started on radiation on esophagus. How long does it take the tumor to shrin...

•7 years ago

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Pompeyboy

Hello Alan Opal You may not remember but back in September 2017 I posted that my wife had an endoscopy and diagnosed with hiatus hernia.She found that she...

Hello Alan Opal You may not remember but back in September 2017 I posted that my...

•7 years ago

All for nothing

I'm truly sorry to be so down but I suppose I'm just being honest. My husband was diagnosed in July last year with stage 3, he had pretty radical chemo and...

I'm truly sorry to be so down but I suppose I'm just being honest. My husband wa...

•7 years ago

Done well and now thyroid problem

8 months post operation. Feel I have done well up to now but following recent stretch and botox and follow up CT scan which has come clear for chest and...

8 months post operation. Feel I have done well up to now but following recent s...

•7 years ago

Insurance

Trying to get holiday insurance has been difficult even the 'recommended ones' said no or are ridiculously expensive. My insurance 9months post Ivor Lewis for...

Trying to get holiday insurance has been difficult even the 'recommended ones' s...

•7 years ago

'DUMPING'

I am now 9 months post-Ivor Lewis procedure. The occasions of retching seem to be lessening, but I just can't seem to get on top of the 'dumping'. I've...

I am now 9 months post-Ivor Lewis procedure. The occasions of retching seem ...

•7 years ago

Upper oesophagus cancer

Hello, my 77 yr old dad was diagnosed a few days ago. He has had difficulty swallowing for about 4mths and had Barium Swallow done which came back clear but...

Hello, my 77 yr old dad was diagnosed a few days ago. He has had difficulty swal...

Positivethoughts77

•7 years ago

Phlegm in Throat

I’m new here and I was diagnosed with GERD two years ago. I am okay with it and occasionally take ozemaprozole. I experienced a phlegm in my throat which...

I’m new here and I was diagnosed with GERD two years ago. I am okay with it and ...

Sandrarodriguez

•7 years ago

feeding tube

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and messages of support they mean a lot :) sincere wishes Dave

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and messages of support they ...

•7 years ago

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Bellybutton hernia post total gastrectomy

I am a lady of 63 years old. I had a total gastrectomy in July 2017 due to adenocarcinoma of stomach, diagnosed Stage 2B cancer due to pervasiveness in one of...

I am a lady of 63 years old. I had a total gastrectomy in July 2017 due to adeno...

•7 years ago

feeding tube

Hi all. i meet with my consultant last week and he is very happy with my progress so far and he agreed that i should stop using my jejunostomy tube !! very...

Hi all. i meet with my consultant last week and he is very happy with my progres...

•7 years ago

Blood in mouth

Hi, hubby is 18 months post total gastrectomy and 12 months post ECX chemo after the operation. In the last few weeks/months he has ocassionally woken to find...

Hi, hubby is 18 months post total gastrectomy and 12 months post ECX chemo after...

•7 years ago

ACID BOUNCE BACK

Throughout my 8 years post op Ivor Lewis, ive tried many times to reduce my PPI income and end up going back to my original dosage.Its always acid Bounce back...

Throughout my 8 years post op Ivor Lewis, ive tried many times to reduce my PPI ...

•7 years ago

Chemo brain and weight loss

My husband is 4 months Ivor Lewis post-op and he is 76. Pre-op he didn't have radiotherapy as he has a pacemaker, he had 2 courses of chemo each one lasting 5...

My husband is 4 months Ivor Lewis post-op and he is 76. Pre-op he didn't have ra...

•7 years ago

Weight loss after oesophagectomy

Hi all, Hoping to find some practical help having googled and searched online, and seeing some previous posts within this community. Looking for advice, tips,...

Hi all, Hoping to find some practical help having googled and searched online, ...

•7 years ago

BILE REFLUX ---- Article in the New York Times

[Poster's comment:-" In answer to queries from several members I was seeking relevant media to help me explain why I have never taken any PPI medication. I was...

[Poster's comment:-" In answer to queries from several members I was seeking rel...

•7 years ago

THIS SITE - NAVIGATION HINTS

For lightsinthecity ........hope this helps if you haven't managed to fathom it yourself. The Nerds who do the programming seem to be determined that we shan't...

For lightsinthecity ........hope this helps if you haven't managed to fathom it ...

•7 years ago

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PPIs and Cardio Vascular Safety: Good Science to the Rescue - very re-assuring news for this risk cohort

[ Poster's comment - " I have omitted the study references and minor disclosures, please ask if you would like these. Additions within ( ) are mine"] Adverse...

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•7 years ago

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