OPA Palliative Care & Guidance | HealthUnlocked

We want to let you know that as of next week, the OPA Palliative community will be closing. All our other pages will remain active. Over the past few years,...

We hope to be away for 3 nights over Christmas but 2 of those days will be when my husband would normally have his blood test and weekly paclitaxel infusion...

My wonderful husband has been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer. He's been told, after a PET Scan, that the growth is the size of a small melon. and that its...

In this article you can find out the difference between palliative and end of life care, end of life pathway, principles and much more......

This Charity helps with an available online chat, telephone chat and much more. https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support/diagnosed

Son is only having chemotherapy palliative for stage 4 oesophageal cancer . Is there any other treatment out there?

Can anyone help my son has been diagnosed with stag 4 oesophageal cancer does anyone know any help out there?Shelia

Has anyone any experience of having SIRT treatment for secondaries in the liver?

Hi all. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 oesophageal cancer last November that has spread to his liver. He was given one year to live. He is now half way...

Hi, I would like to join the Charlie’s Circle group to seek fellow members’ support and advice as my husband is suspected to have secondary cancer to his...

As you may know we are working in partnership with RefluxUK to strengthen our message about raising awareness of reflux symptoms to try and reduce the...

I have not seen an oncologist yet as I just received the results of a biopsy last week showing I have esophageal adenocarcinoma. I am searching for information...

Young mum with advanced gastric cancer, which was misdiagnosed for 7 months as I didn’t fit the profile of the average gastric cancer patient. Now going for...

Hi all A gastroscopy has revealed a large ulcer at the upper part of my stomach. The doc did not mention the C word but he might as well have done so, as he...

So finally we get to the bottom of it and I have recurrence. Chemo might be an option, i’ve been in hospital a week and just want to go home, but they need to...

Hi, my husband has a nj feeding tube as he is unable to swallow due to the tumour. He has started radiotherapy to shrink the tumour and has had 5 session of 28...

Thanks to liz_crisp for posting the link to this group on the OPA group - I had no idea it existed and have been coming onto healthunlocked since I was...

Hi my husband has been diagnosed four months now, he was at the stage where all the tests were done and waiting for his treatment options. He had to go into...

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How can I keep my bowels clear because if there is anything in there it’s not being dealt with quickly enough it than causes a spasm in the gullet whereas I...

Hi, Does anyone have experience on dendritic cell therapy for esophageal cancer? My father is considering this treatment option..any feedback would be much...

I had a full gastrectomy in July 2016..How often should I be having ct scans ? I am under the impression that it's every 3 months for the first 12 months post...

I had a full gastrectomy on July 13th at St James hospital Leeds . My journey has been relatively easy compared to some of the things I have read on this site...

This is a list that some of you may find useful, provided by Peter with his comments, to whom we are most grateful for sharing his research. We will all...

Hello all. I have a question that somebody might be able to answer. My esophagus doesn't close. (Don't know what the official name for this condition is)....

Hi there, I am my brothers carer and we live 12 miles outside Belfast, Northern Ireland. Are there any support groups online or in person that exist in...

This might be of interest. It comes from Sydney, Australia, and is a doctor reflecting on issues surrounding palliative care at home. So some things will...

Asking for another from the US. Any have an existing heart condition and then diagnosis with EC ? We have a new fellow in the US only 35 looking for others...

My husband has oespgegous cancer with liver mets. His liver is enlarged and he is experiencing terrible stomach pains after meals, stomach very bloated all...

This may be of interest. Ellie's Friends (making the big C smaller) have a number of freebies donated by generous donors to benefit cancer sufferers....