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Hi, I have been diagnosed with cancer of the lower oesophagus and top of stomach. I have had the FLOT regime of chemotherapy. I have received 3 bouts of it. Advised it would be rough and I do find it hard. The plan is to have 4 chemo sessions and then hopefully surgery, and four more chemo after operation. Feeling hopeful.

My brother who is in his early 30s and has small children has been diagnosed with an aggressive and rare form of cancer. He’s currently getting radiotherapy treatment in St Luke’s but he’s very ill and he’s afraid that continued treatment may be refused to him if he gets any weaker. I’m trying to research how to go about finding an alternative route for treatment, perhaps in the private sphere, and perhaps in another country, should the need arise. Any advise would be very gratefully received

My Mother has been just diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she has been given roughly 6 months. It's too late for treatment. She has also just been diagnosed with dementia. I have no experience of cancer or of a loved one being ill. I'm looking for advice from others who have been in the boat.

Does anyone know where you can get a id braclet to let people know you can not have bloods or bp taken from hand with no lymph nodes

Hi I am on tamoxifen seven months now and while some side effects have diminished I find the fatigue is not improving much despite walking every day etc. Has anyone on this drug longer than me seen an improvement over the long term or is this it ?

Hello I am wondering could anyone recommend a plastic surgeon who specialises in breast reconstruction and corrective surgery. I underwent a preventative double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction using implant and ADM earlier this year. Unfortunately there has been displacement of one of the implants and I am eager to correct this. I would obviously like to get the best outcome and wish to have a surgeon who comes highly recommended and skilled in corrective surgery. I also do not mind travelling anywhere within Ireland. I would greatly appreciate any help with this matter.

Hi, just looking to chat to any people going through this at the moment. My dad has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is 73 and in good health apart from this. He had a biopsy in April. He is 7 on the Gleason scale. Apologies if Ive spelt that wrong. He has been given the option of radiotherapy and or surgery. He told me this morning if he had radiotherapy first, he cannot have the operation. Is this right ? For those who have gone though this, what were the side effects. Thankyou all for reading. Much appreciated.

Is anyone out there going through treatment for this cancer or any survivors out there? I got diagnosed with this cancer, the Tumour was removed, but the healing is taking so long, infection, MRSA, continues to need to drain. PAIN!!! and that's before follow up treatment, chemo or radiotherapy. Any help or thoughts or suggestions more than welcome. My email is Killasser@outook.com. Thanks Joe.

Any one on this chat with mesothelioma or a relative with it? My daddy was diagnosed last year and has had treatment and 8months without treatment now his mesothelioma is active again, we have been looking into clinical trials for immunotherapy but it’s a placebo trial and u and not guaranteed that u will get the treatment. Has anyone ever had this treatment or are currently on it? We could just go and have more chemotherapy but would like to hear other people’s opinion? Thank you for reading

My mother was diagnosed last Thursday with Bile Duct cancer which has spread to her liver. The diagnosis took two weeks and now we're waiting to hear from the oncologist in the Mater hospital for her first appointment. I suppose it was naive of me to think if somebody was diagnosed with cancer then the next step would come quite quickly, does anybody know how long it usually takes before you see the oncologist? From what we gathered in the Liver clinic the cancer in inoperable and next step will be chemo but we haven't been given much information. She's had a stent put into her bile duct to clear the jaundice over two weeks ago but since last week she's been getting weaker and weaker, sleeping a lot and not eating. I came home from work this evening and she's gone yellow again. I'm unsure what I should do next, is waiting for a week to hear back after diagnosis pretty standard? Should I be calling the hospital to let them know her symptoms? I'm in limbo right now and unsure of what the next step should be. Any direction would be greatly appreciated. Apologies for the rambling, I'm still a bit all over the place with this.